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The Boren Report: California CARB ATCM is now the National Standard
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Long Term Healthcare Industry news and editorial from Dennis Boren - a 40 year veteran. Tuesday, July 20, 2010. California CARB ATCM is now the National Standard. The Federal Government adopted the California CARB ATCM yesterday (July 19, 2010). While the Federal standard will have a phase in period, CARB ATCM is in full effect for the State of California. More details will follow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Visit Our Web Site! California CARB ATCM is now the National Standard.
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The Boren Report: August 2009
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Long Term Healthcare Industry news and editorial from Dennis Boren - a 40 year veteran. Friday, August 21, 2009. SELECTING TELEVISIONS FOR A HEALTHCARE FACILITY. THERE IS NO “RIGHT” WAY TO DO THIS! No matter what decision you make, some aspects of the decision are likely to be compromised. OK, now that I have gotten that out of the way, let’s get productive and talk about making the “BEST” decision. Features of commercial TV’s are:. Limits on sound adjustments to avoid noise pollution. The TV always turn...
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The Boren Report: Health Care Televisions
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Long Term Healthcare Industry news and editorial from Dennis Boren - a 40 year veteran. Friday, August 21, 2009. SELECTING TELEVISIONS FOR A HEALTHCARE FACILITY. THERE IS NO “RIGHT” WAY TO DO THIS! No matter what decision you make, some aspects of the decision are likely to be compromised. OK, now that I have gotten that out of the way, let’s get productive and talk about making the “BEST” decision. Features of commercial TV’s are:. Limits on sound adjustments to avoid noise pollution. The TV always turn...
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The Boren Report: July 2009
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Long Term Healthcare Industry news and editorial from Dennis Boren - a 40 year veteran. Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Wireless Call Systems: Federal Standards vs. State Standards. Subject: F 252 and F 463 as they relate to the design of call systems in long term care facilities. CMS released a series of changes to the Federal Survey Guidelines, effective last month (June 12, 2009). These new changes, as a group, are referred to as “the home like environment” survey guidelines. Please see the guidelines below...
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The Boren Report: July 2010
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Long Term Healthcare Industry news and editorial from Dennis Boren - a 40 year veteran. Wednesday, July 21, 2010. OK, I have had even more inquiries from the field regarding my articles on CARB compliance. The most recent are in the categories of, "how do I know for sure? And "who do I talk to? Here are two quick answers. The device can quickly answer the question of whether or not your furnishings are within the tolerances established for CARB ATCM compliance. Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Visit Our Web Site!
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The Boren Report: Dealer Services
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Long Term Healthcare Industry news and editorial from Dennis Boren - a 40 year veteran. Thursday, August 13, 2009. WHAT SERVICES SHOULD I EXPECT FROM A HEALTH CARE DEALER? You may ask me, what is confusing about this definition of a dealer? To get closer to a working definition of a dealer, let’s examine and define a list of “value added” dealer services that the buyer might get with the products they buy. Some dealers will also help the buyer with color recommendations and fabric selection or they will ...
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The Boren Report: Artromick Merger
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Long Term Healthcare Industry news and editorial from Dennis Boren - a 40 year veteran. Monday, December 7, 2009. Please read the press release below. HealthCare Source is excited about this new strategic merger and will keep you up to date as we see improvements and expansion associated with the changes. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Kevin Mortesen. 800-437-6633, ext. 2877. CAPSA SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF ARTROMICK MOBILE SOLUTIONS GROUP. 8220;The acquisition of Artromick Mobile Solutions Gro...
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The Boren Report: Value Analysis
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Long Term Healthcare Industry news and editorial from Dennis Boren - a 40 year veteran. Wednesday, September 2, 2009. VALUE ANALYSIS IN HEALTHCARE PURCHASING. So, here is my oops and apologies to all! And this criticism really hit home just last week when another client asked me to expand on what I mean when I refer to the application of “Value Analysis” when making a purchasing decision. … so, as my penance, here goes my answer to your request in an overview of the purchasing proce...My first advice to ...
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The Boren Report: January 2010
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Long Term Healthcare Industry news and editorial from Dennis Boren - a 40 year veteran. Monday, January 18, 2010. I had a call the other day from a client who was planning to buy low beds. They were asking me, "Do electric health care beds have to be FDA compliant and doesn't that make them cost more? You will probably pay more for an FDA certified bed because of the design and testing requirements but you would want to buy certified products for your own protection. I'll explain further. Notice that I u...
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The Boren Report: CARB compliance testing
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Long Term Healthcare Industry news and editorial from Dennis Boren - a 40 year veteran. Wednesday, July 21, 2010. OK, I have had even more inquiries from the field regarding my articles on CARB compliance. The most recent are in the categories of, "how do I know for sure? And "who do I talk to? Here are two quick answers. The device can quickly answer the question of whether or not your furnishings are within the tolerances established for CARB ATCM compliance. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).