Health Facilities Management 1997: Vol 10 Index

11 Pages·1997·3.2 MB·English

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997 Editorial
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ACCREDITATION
JCAHO creates new accreditation track
1/97:6
JCAHO publishes guide to long-term
care 2/97: 6
Organizations join forces for rehab facili-
7 - ties 3/97: 10
iit JCAHO wins community health center
4. . contract 4/97: 6
. = ; JCAHO surveyors to get patient outcomes ax
data 5/97: 6
Got the SOC blues? Here’s a refresher
course 5/97: 52
Hot off the presses! New PPO manual from
‘ JCAHO 6/97: 5
So Long-term, subacute care facilities get
JCAHO guide 9/97: 6
Show and tell 9/97: 32
€ } Petri dish: JCAHO joins up with lab evalua-
4 A tors 9/97: 80
Buddy system: JCAHO, COLA expand
agreement 10/97: 96
4 : A AIR QUALITY/SMOKING
Bibs Air scare: So you have a few minor IAQ
, y, : problems? Look again. They might be
Pa iil \ adding up 6/97: 22
? ¥% de When the dust flies: clearing the air during
a A / construction 6/97: 24
J Having a bad air day? Here’s why 6/97: 26
ASHRAE's new air quality standard: What's
< it really all about 6/97: 28
, Carpet diem: Seize the chance to beautify
with carpet. All you need is a good clean-
ing plan 6/97: 32
Good housekeeping = Healthy |AQ
6/97: 33
How to reduce IAQ problems 6/97: 33
Scientists mull mysteries of mold, seek
IAQ info 9/97: 5
AMBULATORY/SPECIALTY CARE
JCAHO publishes guide to long-term
care 2/97: 6
HEALTH FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 41
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Designing health in the new millennium: New residence design helps Alzheimer’s design approach right for multiple outpa-
how architects are adapting to the patients find their way 5/97: 20 tient facilities? 10/97: 52
health network model 2/97: 18 Rug rap: TLC is the ticket to long life for
Contemporary concepts for caring for carpets in assisted-living facilities AMERICAN HOSPITAL
the elderly (in a continuum of care) 6/97: 34 ASSOCIATION
2/97: 20 Mod squad turns quick fix into permanent AHA takes tough stance against workplace
What are the facilities of the future? solution 9/97: 70 violence 6/97: 80
2/97: 21 T-square or cookie cutter: is the single
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR
HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING
mane
(ASHE)
ASHE president's letter: That's life
1/97: 16
ASHE president's letter: Go, team!
Le Services 2/97: 14
ASHE update 3/97: 9
ASHE president's letter: Antidotes for
reengineering 3/97: 14
ASHE president's letter: Plan today,
Solutions’ keep regrets away 4/97: 14
ASHE sums up its 1996 ad hoc advocacy
work 4/97: 60
ASHE update 5/97: 8
ASHE president's letter: ADA: doing
the right thing 5/97: 18
Outcome Based ASHE’s 34th Annual Conference and
Performance Systems Technical Exhibition July 14-18 5/97: 35
Environmental Services Software ASHE update 6/97: 6
ASHE president's letter: Texas time!
Management Training Seminars
6/97: 16
ASHE update 7/97: 6
laliealallan anaes
ASHE president's letter: Dilbert does
Department Ex ialuations
health care 7/97: 16
Constant OTT AY Improvement ASHEnet: the information destination
for health facilities 7/97: 24
and Cost Containment
Kudos! Engineers get their due in hon-
ESC has been helping Environmental Service departments orary week 8/97: 10
ASHE update 8/97: 10
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ASHE president's letter: A sign of
genius? It’s just clutter 8/97: 14
97 ASHE Project Team VISTA Awards
8/97: 55
ASHE update 9/97: 6
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ASHE update 10/97: 11
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ASHE president's letter: Reeling in the past Survey reveals rise in savvy equipment Upkeep uptick for medical equipment
year 12/97: 14 buyers 5/97: 10 11/97: 60
Ill. bill proposes regulated reuse of surgical
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR devices 9/97: 80 BUILDING CONTROLS
HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTAL Heart beat: FDA approving coronary ASHRAE forges plans to update BACnet
SERVICES (ASHES) devices—fast 10/97: 9 protocol 5/97: 4
ASHES update 1/97: 10 Taint necessarily so: FDA scans shielding The big chill: Chiller integration puts the
ASHES update 2/97: 8 devices 10/97: 96 freeze on energy costs 7/97: 34
ASHES update 3/97: 56
ASHES update 4/97: 48
ASHES update 5/97: 62
ASHES update 6/97: 44
ASHES launches into cyberspace 7/97: 23
ASHES update 7/97: 48
ASHES 12th Annual Conference and
Exhibition Sept. 7-11 8/97: 41
ASHES update 8/97: 68
ASHES update 9/97: 60
ASHES update 10/97: 72
ASHES update 11/97: 42
ASHES update 12/97: 34
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
HEATING, REFRIGERATION
AND AIR-CONDITIONING “in two seconds, this little black
ENGINEERS (ASHRAE) box showed me how to cut my
Second draft of ASHRAE energy standard utility testing time in half.
upcoming 4/97: 60
Kevin Brown, Primary Systems Electrician
ASHRAE’s new air quality standard: What's Medical Center of Delaware
it really all about 6/97: 28 “NST's Electrical Receptacle Analyzer allows us to do safety testing in
ASHRAE gives nod to plan for developing record time. It helps us cut down on our testing time by fifty percent”
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Play it cool: Read this before choosing a by OSHA 8/97: 80
chiller vendor 7/97: 35 Standard protects patients from cables
and leads 8/97: 80
CARPET/FLOORING Lamp latest: Energy savings on the rise,
Index
Carpet diem: Seize the chance to beautify mercury falling 9/97: 48
with carpet. All you need is a good clean- Where’s the fire? Nowhere, if you know the
ing plan 6/97: 32 code 10/97: 64
Good housekeeping = Healthy IAQ Burning issue—med waste rules tough but
6/97: 33 flexible 11/97: 36
How to reduce IAQ problems 6/97: 33 Off-limits: HHS to propose privacy-of-
Rug rap: TLC is the ticket to long life for records law 11/97: 60
carpets in assisted-living facilities OSHA plans to enforce TB safety stan-
6/97: 34 dards 12/97: 10
Panel OKs Satcher, OSHA chief nomina-
E1d9i9t7o rial
CODES AND STANDARDS/ tions 12/97: 68
REGULATIONS Impasse over bill stalls plan for FDA reform
Joint venture 1/97: 20 12/97: 68
Environment of Care standards: a guide Bill seeks to make OSHA more cooperative
to the clarifications 1/97: 46 12/97: 68
JCAHO launches Score 100 for Hospitals
2/97: 10 COMMUNICATIONS/
Something for every facility in changes TELECOMMUNICATIONS
to NFPA 101 2/97: 48 Survey spotlights trends in health care
How to comply with JCAHO’s latest SOC Internet use 6/97: 12
requirements 3/97: 50 Enterprise networking grows up: The
What are the most frequently asked ques- intelligent building gets a new nervous
tions about business occupancies? system 6/97: 36
3/97: 51 Read this before you cable 6/97: 38
California adopts first ergonomics stan- OSHA confronts hazard communication
dard 4/97: 6 issues 7/97: 12
NFPA 101 and JCAHO: how to make sure Group gears up to spread health care
you stay prepared 4/97: 44 information 7/97: 64
CDC’s new needlestick guidelines get to
the point 4/97: 46 COMPENSATION
Got the SOC blues? Here’s a refresher Latex suits stretching out 9/97: 10
course 5/97: 52
CDC to update health care worker safety COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
rules 5/97: 88 (CAD)
OSHA cuts red tape on injury/illness Software front: Managers mad for CAD—
reporting 6/97: 50 here’s why 5/97: 84
OSHA has last say on hazard abatement
7/97: 4 CONSERVATION
OSHA confronts hazard communication Method could improve energy use
issues 7/97: 12 assessment 4/97: 9
No strain: OSHA's stress injury rule upheld New windows (inside old windows) cures
7/97: 64 hospital woes 4/97: 50
Retool time! Con: truction papers get major Deregulation sparks new, energy-saving
makeover 8/97: 6 partnerships 6/97: 58
Nuts and volts: searching for ways to zap
EMI effects 8/97: 60 CONSTRUCTION
Tainted blood among the violations found Will your building work on opening day?
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THINKING
Strategic partnerships and planning surprise 8/97: 6
OF A NEW
will make sure it does 3/97: 26 Hey, big spenders: Nursing home sales hit
PARKING The other option: Hire a commissioning all-time high 9/97: 10
agent 3/97: 28 Real estate manager 2000: Show me the
Make it new or make it over? When (and money flow 9/97: 66
when not) to renovate 3/97: 34 Putting on the real estate management
STRUCTURE? Health care construction will continue tc hat: Can you meet the challenge?
build 3/97: 66 10/97: 22
OSHA warning against propane tank haz- Bonuses help the medicine go down
ard 4/97: 60 12/97: 22
When the dust flies: clearing the air during Payday '97: Are you a heavy hitter or do
construction 6/97: 24 you miss the mark? Check out his year's
California town cures the shakes with anti- salary survey 12/97: 18
quake cable 6/97: 60
Retool time! Construction papers get major ENERGY/POWER (also see
makeover 8/97: 6 LIGHTING)
UCLA selects |.M. Pei to design new health Method could improve energy use
center 9/97: 8 assessment 4/97: 9
T-square or cookie cutter: is the single Survey paints picture of building energy
design approach right for multiple outpa- use 6/97: 8
tient facilities? 10/97: 52 Deregulation sparks new, energy-saving
Wired for savings: med lab prewiring cuts partnerships 6/97: 58
labor costs 10/97: 86 Here’s a new way to tackle the high costs
of energy 7/97: 52
CONSULTANTS/CONTRACT Management plan sheds light on high utility
SERVICES costs 9/97: 5
The other option: Hire a commissioning Lamp latest: Energy savings on the rise,
agent 3/97: 28 mercury falling 9/97: 48
Congress sparks electricity deregulation
FREE FACT KIT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS campaign 10/97: 96
JCAHO releases emergency preparedness
14] pages addressing
manual 4/97: 60 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES/
15 des& icongstruncti on California town cures the shakes with anti- HOUSEKEEPING
conceTirmen tesste.d in quake cable 6/97: 60 Positive advice on negative pressure for
thousoaf sntrudctsure s Wake-up call: More damage without disas- TB isolation rooms 1/97: 43
ter plans 10/97: 6 Patient-focused care: Can multi-skilled
parking millions of cars!
workers work for you? 2/97: 40
Avoid expensive mistakes
ECONOMICS Product review yields cleaner, greener
and Health care construction will continue to use of chemicals 3/97: 54
Improve Your Bottom Line! build 3/97: 66 CDC’s new needlestick guidelines get to
How health care plant operations really the point 4/97: 46
Call operate 5/97: 66 Bench press: Here’s how to start ES
1-800-872-9467
High-tech boosts cost of clinical engineer- benchmarking 5/97: 30
Ask For Package #26 ing 6/97: 54 CDC to update health care worker safety
Asset test: Are you ready for the new gen- rules 5/97: 88
O eration of real estate asset management Infection control 101—a crash course in
software? 7/97: 30 laundry 6/97: 42
Easy Street: Real estate management soft- What are the conditions for moist heat
PRECAST /PRESTRESSED ware brings all your assets under con- killing? 6/97: 42
CONCRETE INSTITUTE
trol 7/97: 31 High-tech housekeeping: Don't get left in
Cost cuts = pink slips? Survey springs the dust 7/97: 44
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Do you need housekeeping software? the truth? 8/97: 66 Mercury falling, thanks to pollution preven-
7/97: 44 Show and tell 9/97: 32 tion 11/97: 6
Some tips on how to evaluate environmen- Get your food service waste (and costs) Basic Training: Your clean team may know
tal services software 7/97: 46 out of the garbage 9/97: 56 the drill—but does it practices the prop-
Clean team: This new approach to ES Scratch that itch: NIOSH targets latex aller- er cleaning techniques? 11/97: 17
doesn’t have to be at odds with patient- gies 10/97: 11 Inside-out: Choosing all-around safer prod-
focused care 8/97: 34 Top 10 trends—and how to make them ucts 11/97: 18
The dirt on disinfectants—Do labels tell work for you 10/97: 70 Proving ground: Training spells the differ-
ence 11/97: 20
Mercury rising? Here’s how you can control
this hazard 12/97: 37
Latex allergy ‘alert’: What took NIOSH so
long? 12/97: 9
ERGONOMICS
California adopts first ergonomics stan-
dard 4/97: 6
Heavy duties? On-the-job back injuries are a
bigger—and costlier pain than you think
5/97: 22
Put it in writing: one effective ergonomics
implementation plan 5/97: 24
Teaming up for ergonomics? This facility
shows you how 5/97: 58
Repetitive stress brings on regulatory
headaches 8/97: 8
Hot seat! OSHA critics want ergonomics
pilot 9/97: 80
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Designing for health in the new millen-
nium 2/97: 18
. Facility management master’s degree
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Infection
health facilities can bring harmony to all 2/97: 6
operations 7/97: 20 Something for every facility in changes
CAFM system tracks assets, monitors to NFPA 101 2/97: 48 control
changes 7/97: 38 Two groups release fire safety software
CAFM in action: the Ohio State Medical 4/97: 12
Center project 7/97: 40 NFPA 101 and JCAHO: how to make sure
Management plan sheds light on high utility you stay prepared 4/97: 44
costs 9/97: 5 1997 Fire Prevention Week addresses
Salad daze: Food service may be added to quick response 8/97: 80
your menu. Get ready 9/97: 22 Where’s the fire? Nowhere, if you know the
Some recipes for beefing up thinning food code 10/97: 64
service ranks 9/97: 26 Heat beat: UL urges testing of some
Water torture: There are ways to protect sprinklers 11/97: 9
paint jobs from the ravages of moisture
9/97: 44 FLOOR CARE/FLOORING
Putting on the real estate management Clear the floor! 5 steps to better looking
hat: Can you meet the challenge? (and safer) corridors 2/97: 34
10/97: 22 Drab to fab—vinyl flooring best bet for
The look before the leap: How to assess looks, comfort 5/97: 70
your facility and equipment for integra-
tion or consolidation 10/97: 42 FOOD AND DRUG
Outsource safety management? The ups ADMINISTRATION
and downs of bringing outsiders in FDA puts medical device manual on
11/97: 26 Internet 4/97: 60
ER study identifies injuries caused by FDA needs input to reengineer device
violence 12/97: 68 recail 5/97: 88
Legislation would speed up medica! device
FACILITY PROFILE approvals 8/97: 80
Mercy Hospital creates an intimate Consumer groups blast FDA reform legisla-
space for moms and newborns tion 9/97: 10
1/97: 18 Taint necessarily so: FDA scans shielding
Recipe for healing: a blend of U.S. stan- devices 10/97: 96 The best,
dards and Mexican culture 2/97: 16 Impasse over bill stalls FDA reform
Quantum leap: Robots run the show in 12/97: 68 hands down
Beth Israel's new laboratory 4/97: 16
Put infection control into
New residence design helps Alzheimer’s FURNITURE/OFFICE EQUIPMENT
patients find their way 5/97: 20 (also see INTERIOR DESIGN) the hands of the experts:
Beyond gurus: Fitness center expands Furniture maker takes new show on the Huntington Bactistat?
facility's role in continuum of care road 2/97: 52 the No. I handwash for
6/97: 18
controlling nosocomial
Babies and moms get treated in grand HEATING, VENTILATION AND
infections, and Ecolab’
style at Swedish Medical Center AIR-CONDITIONING (HVAC)
Professional Products
8/97: 16 Solving HVAC problems 1/97: 28
New children’s hospital is a family affair EPA study: Best HVAC strategy identified specialists, the best in
9/97: 20 1/97: 6 the industry.
Build it and they will come: Far north facility
shines as community focal point HUMAN RESOURCES ECOLAB
10/97: 20 10 easy steps to preventing workplace
violence 3/97: 64
FIRE SAFETY 10 tips for reference checking suggested
Professional Products Division
Labor secretary unveils fire safety tips 4/97:8
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JCAHO offers compliance guide to human Medical outcomes linked to interior
resources 4/97: 60 environment 3/97: 6
Union battle bills—overtime vs. comp time Into the woods: Nature photos provide
6/97: 8 visual therapy 5/97: 72
AHA takes tough stance against workplace Babies and moms get treated in grand
violence 6/97: 80 style at Swedish Medical Center
Cost cuts = pink slips? Survey springs 8/97: 16
surprise 8/97: 6 Build it and they will come: Far north facility
Legal decision helps employers avert shines as community focal point
litigation 8/97: 12 10/97: 20
Keeping the peace 8/97: 30
Turn sourpuss staffers into positive JOINT COMMISSION ON
performers 10/97: 76 ACCREDITATION OF HEALTH-
CARE ORGANIZATIONS
INCINERATION (also see WASTE) Joint Commission sees changing of the
Angered activists trash med waste inciner- guard 1/97: 11
ators 5/97: 4 Joint venture 1/97: 20
EPA incinerator rule out 10/97: 96 Teaming up: ASHE and the Joint Com-
Burning issue—med waste rules tough but mission target the issues for the new
flexible 11/97: 36 year 1/97: 23
JCAHO publishes guide to long-term
INFECTION CONTROL (also see care 2/97: 6
SAFETY, WASTE) JCAHO launches survey project for net-
Positive advice on negative pressure for works 3/97: 10
TB isolation rooms 1/97: 43 Hot off the presses! New PPO manual from
Infection control 101—a crash course in JCAHO 6/97: 5
laundry 6/97: 42 Online: proposed changes to JCAHO’s
Germ warfare: Facility isolates infection 1998 manual 6/97: 80
under pressure 7/97: 76 JCAHO cites more demand for perfor-
Bug beat: Staph organism becoming drug mance reports 6/97: 80
resistant 10/97: 13 Hot off the presses: JCAHO performance
CDC hot on the trail of Legionnaires’ indicators 7/97: 8 Our systems
disease 10/97: 96 Help wanted: JCAHO seeks university
Staph scare: HCFA cites antibiotic’s partners 7/97: 64 stack up
overuse 11/97: 60 Shakeup: JCAHO surveys self, promotes
Spreading the word: grassroots infection execs 8/97: 8 With the most advanced
education 12/97: 33 Joint Commission to award quality laundry detergents and
improvement 8/97: 80 dispensing systems avail-
INTERIOR DESIGN (also see Smali spender: JCAHO’s annual profits on able, as well as complete
FURNISHINGS/FURNITURE) rise 11/97:9
service, training and
Mercy Hospital creates an intimate
support, Ecolab promises
space for moms and newborns LAUNDRY/LINEN
1/97: 18 Infection control 101—a crash course in the highest quality results
Recipe for healing: a blend of U.S. stan- laundry 6/97: 42 — and we deliver.
dards and Mexican culture 2/97: 16
Healing from the inside out: Once a frivo- LIGHTING (also see ENERGY/
lous expense, now a necessity, interior POWER) ECOLAB
design is coming into its own in health Watts up? A lighting retrofit may be the
care 2/97: 26 best way to beat high energy costs
Five lessons in designing interiors for 5/97: 28
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Pest
lighting 5/97: 29 Outsource safety management? The ups
and downs of bringing outsiders in
MERGERS 11/97: 26 control
Rental-equipment firms call off merger
11/97:6 0 PARKING LOTS/STRUCTURES
A plan for parking: Why you need it—
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION and how to provide it 4/97: 26
ASSOCIATION Comparing parking peaks 4/97: 28
NFPA wants feedback on standards by Valet parking costs 4/97: 28
June 1 5/97: 88
NFPA welcomes new health care section PESTICIDES
chief 5/97: 88 Here’s how to debug without bugging the
patients 1/97: 52
NOISE
Medical outcomes linked to interior envi- PRODUCTIVITY
ronment 3/97: 6 Quantum leap: Robots run the show in
Study cites noise as problem for patients Beth Israel's new laboratory 4/97: 16
3/97: 8 Bench press: Here’s how to start ES
benchmarking 5/97: 30
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PURCHASING (also see
OSHA awards safety training grants MATERIALS MANAGEMENT)
2/97: 8 Survey reveals rise in savvy equipment
Joseph Dear steps down as the chief of buyers 5/97: 10
OSHA 3/97: 6
AIHA cites OSHA revamp as top issue for QUALITY OF CARE
'97-98 5/97: 88 Patient-focused care: Can multi-skilled
OSHA names 20-year vet to new ergonom- workers work for you? 2/97: 40
ics spot 6/97: 80 Groups to host forum on performance
Disk dish: Search software beefs up measurement 6/97: 5
OSHA's CD-ROM 7/97: 64 JCAHO forms group to help evaluate health
Bills seek to strip OSHA of some oversight care quality 6/97: 80 No unwanted
authority 8/97: 80 Beltway news: U.S. Senate names new
Risk business: OSHA offers scaffold haz- labor secretary 7/97: 64 visitors
ard course 9/97: 80
Beltway beat: Clinton to name new OSHA RECORDKEEPING Dont let pests put your
honcho 11/97: 60 Need a tool to monitor workplace injuries? patients at risk. With
OSHA hits the Internet—posts ergonomics Try an ergonomic job site analysis patented solutions like
info 11/97: 60 5/97: 60 the Stealth™ Fly System,
Panel OKs Satcher, OSHA chief nomina- OSHA cuts red tape on injury/iliness
plus regular service by
tions 12/97: 68 reporting 6/97: 50
an Ecolab specialist,
Bill seeks to make OSHA more cooperative
12/97: 68 REENGINEERING we do more than control
ASHE president's letter: Antidotes for pests — we eliminate them.
OFFICE DESIGN reengineering 3/97: 14 Guaranteed.
Firms design the doctor's office of the
future 1/97: 9 REHABILITATION
ECOLAB
Creature features: Survey examines office Make it new or make it over? When (and
design 10/97: 6 when not) to renovate 3/97: 34
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We’ve got
Up on the roof: That’s where you should BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT)
spend some quality time performing Firms design the doctor's office of the
everything
state-of-the-art preventive mainte- future 1/97: 9
nance 4/97: 34 New system puts patients’ info at their
Look it up: roof preventative mainte- fingertips 3/97: 68
under
nance materials 4/97: 38 Quantum leap: Robots run the show in
What is covered under a typical service Beth Israel’s new laboratory 4/97: 16
agreement? 4/97: 40 Survey spotlights trends in health care
control.
Looking up: Groups fund training for roof Internet use 6/97: 12
workers 10/97: 6 High-tech boosts cost of clinical engineer-
ing 6/97: 54
SAFETY (also see SECURITY) Industry watchdogs nab software pirates
New book addresses EMF exposure at 7/97:6
work 2/97: 10 High-tech housekeeping: Don’t get left in
Clear the floor! 5 steps to better looking the dust 7/97: 44
(and safer) corridors 2/97: 34
JCAHO releases emergency preparedness TELECOMMUNICATIONS (also
manual 4/97: 60 see COMMUNICATIONS)
Keeping the peace 8/97: 30 Make the connection: A wise technology
Standard protects patients from cables manager could be telemedicine’s
and leads 8/97: 80 missing link 4/97: 18
BLS releases lost-worktime injury statistics Five secrets to successful technology
9/97: 10 management in the world of telemedi-
Outsource safety management? The ups cine 4/97: 20
and downs of bringing outsiders in GAO: Groups to set goals for use of
11/97: 26 telemedicine 5/97: 9
Rating game: tips on how to assess your FCC rounds up experts to tackle telehealth
safety program 11/97: 40 standards 9/97: 80
Ouch! Workplace injuries, illness cost big Remote control: Facility managers and
bucks 11/97: 60 engineers guide the move to telemedi-
Right use of refrigerant stops liver damage cine 11/97: 30
12/97:8 Reform Act lays the groundwork
Safety first: how to meet OSHA and JCAHO 1t/97°32
rules 12/97: 12
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
SECURITY (also see SAFETY) TANKS (USTs) With dedicated specialists
New system puts patients’ info at their Underground storage tanks won't receive in every area of cleaning
fingertips 3/97: 68 extension 9/97: 80
and sanitation, Ecolab
Robbing the cradie: Hospitals have learned
meets your entire spectrum
the hard way that one stolen baby is one WASTE (also see INCINERATION)
of needs — not to mention
too many 8/97: 20 Power managing waste: understanding
your high standards for
Take these 10 steps toward infant protec- hospital waste composition for recy-
tion 8/97: 22 cling 1/97: 26 safety, cost control and
How thorough is your security program? What's where—waste management by results. See for yourself.
8/97: 32 area 1/97: 27 Call Ecolab today.
Let's hear it for intercoms as high-tech Get your food service waste (and costs)
security aids 8/97: 70 out of the garbage 9/97: 56
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Hospitals beef up security after infant New, easy-to-use EPA tool: waste reduc-
abductions 11/97: 7 tion software 9/97: 80
ASHE advocacy on medical waste regs
TECHNOLOGY (also see gets results 12/97: 6 @
www.ecolab.com
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