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Health Care Innovation: Practical Sustainable Strategies for Hospitals - July 17
Free for ISHE members! ISHE is a Supporting Sponsor of "Health Care Innovation: Practical Sustainable Strategies for Hospital" on July 17.
Health Care Innovation 2013 is an afternoon workshop and networking lunch focusing on amazing results that have been achieved both in improved patient health and lowered hospital costs through simple, practical and sustainability based efforts.
Speakers will include Lauren Kleinman, Outreach Specialist for Healthiest Hospitals Initiative, along with a panel focusing on "How Non-Design Health Care Professionals Should Influence Building/Renovation Sustainability."
The event takes place from Noon - 3:30 pm at Indiana Wesleyan University Indianapolis (North) Education and Conference Center, 3777 Priority Way South Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46240. See the full schedule and speaker information at http://www.isheweb.org/documents/HHC-13-Flyer.pdf.
Tour the New St. Vincent Fishers Hospital at the ISHE 2013 Northern Meeting - August 22nd
Join us at the ISHE Northern Meeting, August 22nd from Noon - 4 p.m. NOTE the location change - the meeting will be held at the new St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, 13861 Olio Road, Fishers Indiana, 46037.
This is unique opportunity to hear about the construction process from BSA LifeStructures, then take a behind the scenes tour of the new facility. Lunch is included in this free event that available only to current ISHE members.
Reserve your space by RSVPing right now at http://www.isheweb.org/content/rsvp-northern2013.php.
Joint Commission Creates National Safety Goal On Clinical Alarms
The Joint Commission is creating a new National Patient Safety Goal on clinical alarm safety in hospitals and clinical access hospitals. The Joint Commission says clinical alarms are intended to alert caregivers to potential problems but often compromise patient safety if not properly managed. Under the new safety goal, which is effective Jan. 1, hospital leaders will establish alarm safety as a hospital priority in 2014, and hospitals will identify the most important alarm signals to manage. Starting in 2016, hospitals will be expected to establish policies and procedures for managing alarms, including clinically appropriate settings for alarms, times when alarm signals can be disabled, and circumstances that permit alarm parameters to be changed. More information is available in the Joint Commission's prepublication requirements.
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