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Diverse group of health care professionals are meeting in hospital board room to review new patient and insurance policies. Doctors, nurses, and administrators are in casual meeting studying procedures and charts. They are wearing business casual clothing, scrubs, and lab coats. They're drinking coffee during the morning staff meeting.

Active Shooter Planning and Response

April 5, 2017

According to a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine, from 2000-2011 the United States had 154 hospital-related shootings. An FBI study noted that from 2000-2013, active shooter incidents have become more frequent. The first seven years of their study show …

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Finance 101 for Facility Management

October 24, 2012

Sometimes it can be difficult for facility managers to effectively communicate worksite success and needs to CEOs. Facility Managers have one language, and CEOs have another. A significant portion of a CEOs lingo centers around finance. The first part of …

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Avoid Common Joint Commission Deficiencies

February 15, 2012

Health care facilities have a lot to manage. In addition to the daily patient flow and physician schedule and operations management, numerous facility regulatory standards must be met on a daily basis. It’s a lot to keep track of, so …

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Commissioning To Ensure Hospitals Get What They’ve Paid For

February 1, 2012

In health care, doctors, patients, supporters and the media assume for expectations to match reality. Design-wise, new health care facilities and hospitals fall into the upper echelon of cost and sophistication. Fundraisers and grant advocates work diligently to guarantee funding …

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