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Standard equipment for security guards at many Boston-area hospitals now includes the powerful opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone. That’s because the facilities these guards protect—the public restrooms, especially—are prime real estate in the eyes of those looking for a safer place to shoot up. |
| Newsletter Articles The U.S. Access Board devised and released a set of technical standards for medical diagnostic equipment designed to ensure independent access to care regardless of disability. Hospitals are beginning to take advantage of technological advances to prepare for utility outages in the wake of hurricanes and other disasters, as well as to meet more stringent code standards, but they still have a lot of work to do to take care of basic preparations. If you’re one of many hospital safety personnel and engineers who struggle every year trying to understand the many regulatory changes that come out of the accreditation agencies on a regular basis—you’re not alone. The American Society for Hospital Engineering (ASHE) and CMS have attempted to make it a little easier to understand, sort of.
Marketing Spotlight Serious events happen every day in hospitals, physician practices, clinics, and care facilities—some with very severe outcomes.
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