John T. Collins This is Me

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1. 1. www.ashrae.org

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   Published on: 3/5/2008   Last Visited: 6/3/2008

   John Collins American Society for Healthcare Engineering

2. 2. www.nursemanager.com

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   Published on: 7/20/2007   Last Visited: 7/20/2007

   According to John Collins, director of engineering and compliance for the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), there has never been a universal ban on cell phone usage in hospitals. Rather, policy has been decided by each facility over the past decade.
   
   "In the mid 1990s, there was an investigative report on television about analog cell phones causing wheelchairs to go awry," Collins said. Concurring warnings from the FDA and FCC prompted hospitals to create an ad hoc ban on cell phones on hospital grounds.
   
   "However, most of the incidents of cell phone interference have not been backed up by scientific data," Collins added.
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   "Digital phones are causing hospitals to back off their bans," Collins said.
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   "Scientifically, if you take a cell phone three feet away from critical care machinery, there will not be any problems," Collins explained.

3. 3. Advocates for the industry

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   Published on: 8/18/2007   Last Visited: 5/23/2008

   codes and standards consultant; and John Collins, SASHE, ASHE's technical specialist for engineering and compliance.
   
   Through their vigilant efforts we as an organization are becoming recognized as the premier association for responsive advocacy in the health care engineering field.For instance, during the