Jamie Morgan

The water crisis in Flint, Mich. has forced the government to take quick action to provide safe water to its residents and has pushed health care systems within the city limits to take further steps to guarantee their patients and staff have access to a safe water supply.

The Joint Commission recently released the elements of performance for clinical alarm management as part of Phase 2 of its National Patient Safety Goals, according to sister publication Health Facilities Management.

Hospitals across the country continue to chart new green territory by embracing tried-and-true sustainability methods and launching new initiatives that often are tailored to suit their individual budgets and staffing requirements.
 

The American Medical Association's recently opened Interaction Studio at health technology incubator MATTER in Chicago is designed to be a space where doctors and designers could come together and imagine the patient exam room of the future.