ASHE issues corridor door clarifications; ECRI urges mattress infection control
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, April 1, 2018
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ASHE has issued a statement that seeks to decipher what it says is confusion over whether CMS is allowing mechanisms used to maintain a door-closing force of 5 pounds in addition to the prohibition of roller latches in healthcare facilities. Plus, we have updates on ligature risks and mattress covers.
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