Healthcare ComplianceDecember 16, 2022
Using Buffered Temperature Probes for Medical Refrigeration
Buffered temperature probes are vital for effective vaccine storage — ensuring that staff can perform adequate temperature monitoring.
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Vaccine StorageDecember 9, 2022
Vaccine Storage and Temperature Guidelines
The CDC requires vaccine refrigerators to maintain temperature ranges between 2° to 6°C (36° to 46°F), and vaccine freezers to maintain temperature ranges between -50° to -15°C (-58° to +5°F). The vaccine’s package insert may also be consulted for additional information. The appliance temperature should be checked every time the unit is accessed, and min/max temperatures recorded at the start of each day.
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Healthcare DesignNovember 15, 2022
Why You Need Lab Incubator Battery Backup
Lab incubator are essential pieces of equipment in all research facilities. Their controlled environments are perfect for safe and reliable work with cell and tissue cultures. It regulates conditions such as temperature, humidity, and CO2.
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Best Practices for Effective Vaccine Inventory Management
Effective vaccine inventory management is critical to the success of any healthcare facility providing both generalized and specialized medical services. An efficient vaccine inventory management system ensures that your vaccine ordering, stock rotation, and vaccination services are available to your patients as and when needed.
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Healthcare StorageVaccine StorageNovember 4, 2022
Tips for Maintaining Proper Flu Vaccine Storage Temperature
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the optimal flu vaccine storage temperature range to be between 2oC and 8oC (35°F – 46°F).
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GeneralOctober 31, 2022
Why You Need Tissue Processor Battery Backup Power
Acquiring backup power for a labs tissue sample processors ensures that any and all tests ran do not yield unfavorable outcomes. Especially for facilities who handle irreplaceable research samples or hard to acquire patient samples.
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GeneralOctober 31, 2022
Should Physicians use a UPS for Ultrasound Machines?
Ultrasound machines are generally among the most electronically sensitive equipment a healthcare facility can have. Due to both the mix of complex components and need to keep patients safe—their internals are carefully designed to produce clean and useable images in the most comfortable way possible.
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Power OutageOctober 14, 2022
Power Outage Emergency Response Plans for Hospitals
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian came ashore in Southwest Florida, bringing 150mph winds, catastrophic flooding and storm surge before crossing the state. But unfortunately, it did not stop there.
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Backup GeneratorsHealthcare ComplianceSeptember 26, 2022
Can I Install a Wall-Mount UPS In a Healthcare Facility?
A wall mount UPS (a.k.a. uninterruptible power supply) is an excellent option for your facility if you are considering installing a battery backup power system. As the name implies, an uninterruptible power system allows you to keep your facility’s equipment and data safe during a sudden power outage. Though a fuel-powered generator system may be able whole facility powered for hours during a power outage, they’re not always the perfect solution.
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