the “Quality System Assessment for Nonwaived Testing” (QSA) chapter of the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Laboratory and Point-of-Care Testing (CAMLAB) has been changed. The Joint Commission had added Note 2 to the Rationale for Standard QSA.02.04.01 to communicate its expectations during the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Individualized Quality Control Plan (IQCP) educa...

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Michael Behm, Ph.D., CSP, is an associate professor in the Occupational Safety Program at East Carolina University. He is an active member of NIOSH’s Construction Sector Occupational Research and Prevention Through Design councils. In 2011, Behm was awarded a research fellowship with the Singapore National Parks Board, Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology, to study safe design aspects of urban...

Introduction of the Hospital SAHZU is a not-for-profit tertiary care public hospital founded in 1869 by the British Church Missionary Society with a mission of Spreading Benevolence and Saving People. It has 2 sites, the Jiefang Road Campus and the Riverside Campus, with a total capacity of 3200 inpatient beds, and is the major medical center in southeast China. In 2013, SAHZU was accredited by...

This document provides a summary of recent materials developed for the International Joint Commission (IJC) on waterborne microbial pathogens in the Great Lakes region. These materials include reports to the Scientific Advisory Board on waterborne pathogens as well as four white papers that discuss societal influences on microbial pathogens, monitoring of pathogens, and management tools. Althou...

As a leading international organization of occupational health professionals, the International Commission on Occupational Health, known by its acronym ICOH in English or CIST in French, is fully committed to promoting international collaboration in the field of occupational health. Founded in 1906, ICOH continues its longstanding work, with the main emphasis on fostering the scientific progres...