Tips for Opening a Field Hospital During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The recent journal article, which was published by Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, features...

ONC Coordinator Outlines New Vistas for Telehealth, Unblocked Health Records, and Patient ID

Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP, who holds a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard...

Critical Care Nurses' Mental, Physical Health Connected to Preventable Medical Errors

Nearly two-thirds (60.9%) of the CCNs reported having made medical errors in the past five years...

Risk assessments: Don’t leave home without one!

An interesting phenomenon I’ve been encountering of late relates to the whole notion of having to do environmental risk assessments in locations that are not specifically designated for the management of behavioral health patients. 

Keyes Q&A: Fire-rated barriers, fire doors, business occupancies, smoke detectors

Each month, Brad Keyes, CHSP, owner of Keyes Life Safety Compliance, answers your questions about life safety compliance. Follow Keyes’ blog on life safety at www.complianceonegroup.com/lifesafety for up to date information. 

Q: Is there a written NFPA standard that specifically states penetrations in fire-rated walls must be sealed on both sides or one side?

Q&A: Water fixture maintenance

Showerheads, faucets, and spigots: Maintaining them and keeping them operating smoothly is key to both savings for your healthcare facility and care quality for your patients.

Plus, if you don’t, CMS, accrediting organizations, and other regulatory agencies will come at you hard.  

Three unwritten safety rules every healthcare employee should follow

Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, and otherwise known as “Dan, the Lab Safety Man,” discusses the important issues that affect your job every day.

Many years ago, a woman purchased a cup of coffee in a restaurant drive-thru. Not having a cup holder in her car, she placed the cup between her legs to hold the coffee while she reached for money to pay for it. She burned her legs, sued the restaurant, and actually won her court case.

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