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"CARB compliance testing" by dennis on July 21, 2010, 11:18 am, in category Regulation
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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.
Examples of portable testing monitors that detect the presence of formaldeyde indoors are the Z-300 and the ZDL-300 Formaldehyde Monitors from Environmental Sensors (environmentalsensors.com). The Z-300 is priced at about 1200 and the ZDL-300 wi.....
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"California CARB ATCM is now the National Standard" by dennis on July 20, 2010, 3:27 pm, in category Regulation
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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.
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"How do you know your furniture is CARB ATCM compliant?" by dennis on July 20, 2010, 3:22 pm, in category Regulation
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Now that CARB ATCM Phase 1 is in full effect, people ask us, "how do we know if the furniture we bought is CARB compliant?".
All institutional furniture sold to California end users after April 1, 2009 was required to be CARB ATCM compliant.
1. Check your copy of your invoice for written certification of CARB ATCM compliance on the invoice.
2. Check the label on the product for written certification of CARB ATCM compliance.
If you cannot find evidence o.....
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"Why FDA compliant?" by dennis on January 18, 2010, 11:32 am, in category Regulation
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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?"
It was an interesting question because there are so many underlying issues involved. I started to give the client the "regulatory" answer until I realized that they were really asking me to respond to the cost/value part of their question. I tol.....
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"Artromick Merger" by dennis on December 7, 2009, 8:44 am, in category Healthcare Source
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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
Todd Ross
800-848-6462
CAPSA SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF ARTROMICK MOBILE SOLUTIONS GR.....
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"Value Analysis" by dennis on September 2, 2009, 5:55 pm, in category Industry
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VALUE ANALYSIS IN HEALTHCARE PURCHASING
We have another article request from a client. I promise I will get to my own scheduled series of articles someday, but I want to always give priority to customer inquiries. This most recent one piqued my attention because I was caught making a mistake, about which I have constantly lectured my HCS staff. I tell them they should, “Never speak to a client about products using industry jargon! Explain yo.....
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"Health Care Televisions" by dennis on August 21, 2009, 2:48 pm, in category Industry
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SELECTING TELEVISIONS FOR A HEALTHCARE FACILITY
This article is prompted by another client request. It is one that I have been putting off writing so that I could do additional “research”. In fact, I have been struggling to complete this article because I was looking for exactly the right answers. After working with another client yesterday, and helping that client make TV selections, I had a revelation! THERE IS NO “RIGHT” WAY TO DO T.....
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"Dealer Services" by dennis on August 13, 2009, 11:39 am, in category Industry
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WHAT SERVICES SHOULD I EXPECT FROM A HEALTH CARE DEALER?
This article was written at the request of one of our clients. The e-mail inquiry, which was sent to “The Boren Report”, pointed out that there is a lot of confusion as to who is and who is not a dealer. Also, in the e-mail message the client asked about what they were paying for when they purchased from a dealer instead of purchasing factory direct.
Nobody said writing my “blog” .....
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"F 252" by dennis on August 7, 2009, 12:17 pm, in category Regulation
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The new CMS “homelike environment survey guidelines” F252
What can I say? These changes will significantly alter how a facility looks and operates! I am still thinking through the implications of these changes and how they will impact the care providers, the manufacturers who service the industry and the products that HealthCare Source represents.
One customer has already commented that they felt mitigated by the length of time that it wil.....
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"CA TB 133 Flammability Standard" by dennis on August 3, 2009, 9:15 am, in category Regulation
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CALIFORNIA TECHNICAL BULLETIN 133 FLAMMABILITY STANDARDS (CA TB 133)
This commentary is written at the overwhelming request of our staff at HealthCare Source. Even though CA TB 133 has been in regulatory effect since March 1, 1992, our staff receives more questions about this standard than any other regulatory matter. Let’s see if we can answer some of those questions and lay to rest some misunderstandings.
WHAT IS CA TB 133?
CA TB 133 is one of.....
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Our Reoprt is now up and Live. Look for new posts periodically. Dennis publishes at least once a week. Feel free to comment!
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