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Infection Prevention & Life Safety Checklist

Compliance Tools
Although the primary role of hospital engineering and maintenance staff is to service and maintain the building and equipment, it also plays an important role in preventing infections and other safety issues. By being constantly aware of their surroundings and watching for issues that can increase the risk of infection and other dangers, facility professionals can do even more to improve the safety of their buildings. This checklist provides a guide they can use as they walk through their facilities.

AHRMM LUC Comments to the FDA’s Draft Guidance for Select Updates for Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding Global Unique Device Identification Database Requirements for Certain Devices

The AHRMM LUC members submitted comments and recommendations to the FDA's Draft Guidance for Select Updates for Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding Global Unique Device Identification Database Requirements for Certain Devices. They recommend that information related to all Class I Medical Devices be included in the GUDID without exception.

Weighing the benefits of UV disinfection for HVAC systems

While Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is not a new tool for disinfection, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought it to the forefront of discussions again. UV radiation, with sufficient intensity and contact time, can inactivate viruses and bacteria through three main approaches: air, water and surface. One of the applications of UV lamp includes being used in HVAC systems.

Behavioral Health Patient Bathroom Ligature & Safety Risk Evaluation

This tool is intended to help facilities professionals make good decisions about psychiatric unit toilet room renovations.

Infection Control and Prevention

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) prevention and reduction are longstanding quality and patient safety priorities.

Adverse Weather Checklist

Help prepare your facility for adverse weather-related events through this article and adverse weather checklist available to ASHE members.

Emergency Management Checklist

The Joint Commission (TJC) introduced changes to the Emergency Management (EM) standards which became effective on July 1, 2022.

The Hospital Community Cooperative (HCC) | Center

The Hospital Community Collaborative provides resources to hospitals and community organizations seeking to collaborate to accelerate health equity.

AHA Statement on "Evaluating Approaches to Diagnostic Test Regulation and the Impact of FDA’s Proposed Rule."

AHA statement before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on the impact of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed regulation of diagnostic tests.

AHA Patient Safety Initiative

The Patient Safety Initiative is a collaborative, data-driven effort that gives hospitals and health systems a strong voice in the national conversation around health care safety, centering the views of clinicians, and telling the hospital and health system patient safety story.