The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued its telecommunications consumer protection guidelines in response to calls for a simpler set of rules for telcos and users alike.

The main entrance of Conemaugh Health System's Memorial Medical Center Lee Campus in Johnstown. Conemaugh Health System is moving away from color codes – like Code Red or Code Blue – to signal ...

A month before the United States begins tying antiterrorism grants to recipients' observance of a new national emergency system, U.S. officials are cautioning state and local agencies against ...

Plain language announcements may improve hospital staff responses to nonclinical emergencies compared to traditional coded messages, according to a new nurse-led study from Cleveland Clinic. The ...

The Washington State Hospital Association hopes patients and visitors notice something when they hear an emergency call over the facility’s loudspeaker: they can understand it. The reason it would be ...

For example, VA used its plain language policy on April 12, when it issued a for claims dealing with disability and death benefits. The new rule also covers claims based on new and material evidence, ...

Patients and visitors at any of Piedmont Healthcare’s hospitals will now hear plain language emergency announcements instead of codes with corresponding colors. The practice was recommended by 25 ...

Patients and visitors at any of Piedmont Healthcare’s hospitals will now hear plain language emergency announcements, a best practice recommended by 25 state hospital associations and several leading ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DUBOIS, Pa. (WTAJ) — Starting next week, Penn Highlands Healthcare will overhaul its emergency alert system across all hospitals ...