AAMI ESM4 2015: Electrical Safety for Healthcare Facilities
Electrical safety is paramount in healthcare facilities because faulty electrical equipment can directly harm patients and staff through electric shock, burns, or even death. AAMI ESM4…
ANSI/AAMI ST58:2024—Health Care Facility Sterilization
Achieving disinfection and sterilization through the use of disinfectants and sterilization practices is critical for preventing medical and surgical instruments from transmitting infectious pathogens to…
ISO 10555-1:2023— Intravascular Catheters
Intravascular catheters are an indispensable tool in modern-day medical practice, both for patients with acute injuries and for those with chronic illnesses. Approximately 90% of patients…
ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE 170-2021: Ventilation of Health Care Facilities
In health care facilities, ventilation goes beyond environmental comfort. Air handling and distribution systems, ultimately, control the transmission of airborne infection. This places a prime importance…
NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code
924,107 staffed beds occupy all U.S. hospitals, with around 50,000 being found in intensive care. Whether at capacity or have some space for admission, for…
How the Cloud is Transforming the Way Hospitals Store & Use Patient Data
The massive cloud migration of recent years has spread across a myriad of industries, with healthcare being one of the latest to adopt its systems…
Guideline for Medication Safety
The Guideline for Medication Safety, AORN MAN-879D-2020, is a document published by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), which serves as the largest professional…
ANSI | Health Care | Lighting
ANSI/IES RP-29-22: Lighting Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities
Workplace lighting is a very nuanced subject, especially when the psychological and physiological effects that poor lighting can have on people are taken into account….