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The American College of Clinical Engineering has just released a "Patient Safety White Paper" that addresses the role of medical technology management in patient safety. Matt Baretich serves as chair of the ACCE Patient Safety Committee that developed the paper. ACCE Patient Safety White Paper (pdf file) |
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Effective January 2002 JCAHO will modify its safety standards in the Environment of Care chapter to require integration with the new patient safety standards added throughout the JCAHO accreditation manual for July 2001. Baretich Engineering can help you find ways to integrate your programs without duplicating your efforts. More about the new patient safety standards |
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JCAHO Standards EC.1.6 and EC.2.10.3 address inspection, testing, and maintenance of medical equipment. In the past, all equipment that was formally included in the medical equipment management program inventory was required to have maintenance scheduled at least annually (with limited exceptions). However, simple scheduling by calendar may not be the most cost-effective approach for some medical equipment. Effective July 2001 JCAHO allows hospitals to use more sophisticated scheduling techniques for effective maintenance at lower cost. Baretich Engineering can help you capitalize on this opportunity. More about E.1.6. changes More about EC.2.10.13 changes |
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JCAHO Standard EC.3.2.1 deals with design criteria used by hospitals for construction and renovation projects. Effective January 2002 this standard will incorporate new infection control language from two sources. The first is the newly revised "Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities" (2001 edition) just released by the American Institute of Architects. The second is the "Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities" which was recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in draft form (now withdrawn while a final version is prepared). Baretich Engineering can help you incorporate infection control concerns into the construction design and management process. More about the new AIA guidelines More about the CDC draft guideline |