Regulatory Compliance

Achieving Excellence in JC Compliance with iRISecure Software

May 2, 2024 / Regulatory Compliance, Tissue Management /

For healthcare facilities striving to meet and exceed Joint Commission (JC) standards, iRISecure offers a robust solution designed to streamline compliance processes. This software ensures rigorous adherence to JCs demanding standards, enhancing patient safety and facility operations. Understanding JC Standards Joint Commission is renowned for its rigorous performance standards in quality and patient safety. Compliance […]

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Global Healthcare Company Mobile Aspects Announces Industry-First Blood Product

October 19, 2021 / Blood Management, Joint Commission, Operating Rooms, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Tissue Management /

The product, iRISecure Blood, is an industry-first RFID transfusion and safety system for hospital emergency departments and trauma centers. [Pittsburgh, PA – October 19, 2021] Mobile Aspects, a global healthcare software company that helps hospitals become safer and more efficient, today announced the first end-to-end RFID Bloodbag tracking system, iRISecure Blood. This new solution is

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Mobile Aspects Releases Software To Streamline Blood Bag Management In Hospitals

February 10, 2021 / Blood Management, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery /

Why is Blood Bag Tracking Necessary? In many hospitals across the world, the tracking and documentation of blood bags are inherently difficult processes. Blood bags are typically stored in fridges and cooling chambers in central areas of the hospital such as the Emergency Department. When transfusion becomes necessary during a surgery, one or many blood

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Why Infection Preventionists Must Keep A Closer Eye On Endoscope Reprocessing

October 5, 2021 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

Hospitals are beginning to spend a lot of time planning for a post-Covid environment. However, one lasting effect of Covid-19 will be the constant focus on infectious diseases and preventing the next pandemic from occurring. Endoscopes, as instruments that have been linked with many superbug outbreaks in the recent past, need another look to make

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Expect More Virtual Accreditation Surveys As Pandemic Rages On

October 12, 2021 / Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Joint Commission, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery /

As DNV GL Healthcare (DNV), The Joint Commission (TJC) and other accreditation organizations continue to utilize virtual surveys in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many hospitals are scrambling to prepare their documentation for virtual audits. These accreditation visits are crucial to hospitals that require successful surveys in order to receive funds from the Centers

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Hospitals Need To Take Another Look At Their Endoscope Disinfection Protocols

October 12, 2021 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

With infectious diseases in the spotlight due to the recent surge of Covid-19 in the United States, hospitals must do all they can to ensure the highest levels of effectiveness of their disinfection and sterilization protocols. With this in mind, hospitals need to re-examine their endoscope reprocessing protocols to ensure they meet the highest standards,

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Half of Hospitals Not Prepared For Virtual Accreditation Surveys

December 8, 2020 / Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Joint Commission, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery, Tissue Management /

With The Joint Commission (TJC) and other accreditation organizations moving to more virtual surveys in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many hospitals are scrambling to prepare their documentation for a virtual world. These accreditation visits are crucial to hospitals that require successful surveys in order to receive funds from the Centers for Medicare and

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How One Hospital Adjusted Their Endoscopy Practice To Prevent The Spread Of Covid-19

October 6, 2021 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

As the Covid-19 pandemic surges across the world, hospitals have had to adjust their practices to minimize patient exposure to the virus. Endoscopic procedures, which introduce reusable endoscopes into the body, are one procedure that many have identified as an area at high risk. One hospital in Italy recently published research about their experience updating

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How To Prevent Endoscopes From Spreading Covid-19

October 12, 2021 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

As Covid-19 continues to spread across the US and other countries around the world, hospitals must do all they can to prevent Covid-19 outbreaks within their walls. One potential way that Covid-19 could spread undetected is through the use of improperly disinfected endoscopes on patients. Cori Ofstead of Ofstead and Associates has been studying the

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How To Improve Documentation Compliance With A Bloodbag Tracking System

October 14, 2020 / Blood Management, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Operating Rooms, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery /

Emergency rooms are some of the most hectic workplaces in America. With daily arrivals of trauma patients and other patients in major distress, processes often break down in the face of life-and-death emergencies. In situations like these, hospitals must rely on their established systems to ensure that required documentation and other workflows are completed as

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