News Headlines In his monthly column for Medical Environment Update, Dan Scungio, laboratory safety officer for Sentara Healthcare, writes that laboratory leaders and safety professionals have a vital role to ensure staff are doing what is best: following those laws and doing so in a way that best protects them from harm.  Just when you thought you had your suicide prevention safeguards in place, things are about to change again. The Joint Commission recently issued more guidance designed to help healthcare facilities reduce suicides and stay in compliance with what seems like ever-changing standards. This Q&A, taken from an ASHE webinar, discusses how a well-designed emergency power system is a quality asset to healthcare facilities by providing uninterrupted patient care and comfort during both routine and unplanned power outages.
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Editor's Pick March 22, 2018
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