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Look above ceilings and in the back storage areas for sprinkler pipe citations

April 11, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Make sure your facility’s weekly and monthly environmental walkthrough checklist includes looking for anything resting on fire sprinkler pipes, and don’t forget to check the “back of the house.” ...

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Etiquette and tips for surviving The Joint Commission’s Life Safety survey

April 25, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

When accreditation organization (AO) surveyors show up for survey, people automatically become nervous. The reaction is natural. Yes, the surveyors are there to find issues where you do not comply wit...

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Emergency manager provides tips for post-tornado recovery

May 02, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters

Hospitals are central to a community’s recovery in the immediate aftermath of any tornado. But what if it’s the hospital itself that’s damaged? How do you sift through all that debris and find what yo...

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New CMS waiver will allow hospitals to use micro electrical grids as backup power

May 09, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Consider using a healthcare microgrid system (HCMS) for your facility’s required emergency electrical backup to lifesaving systems now that CMS has approved a new categorical waiver. The alternative e...

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Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals

May 16, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals and materials at least annually, possibly more often depending on your state and local regulations. ...

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Check your latches and labels: Surveyors focusing on fire doors

May 23, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

Check all fire doors to ensure they latch properly and that labels on the fire door assemblies are legible. ...

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Create disaster kits to provide staff items they may need in an emergency

May 30, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters

Create easy to store and quick to move disaster kits to provide staff items they may need in an emergency. ...

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Life safety, physical environment dominate problems found by CMS in validation surveys

June 06, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

If you have seen accrediting organizations get tougher in the last few years on physical environment deficiencies, be forewarned: It’s likely to get worse. ...

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Use environmental ligature risk assessments to get ahead of potential survey deficiencies

June 13, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The prevention of suicide and other forms of patient self-harm continues to be a focus of CMS and accrediting organizations (AO). While CMS does not require an environmental risk assessment, the Accre...

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COVID-19 emergency management in a post–public health emergency world

June 20, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, but the spread of COVID-19 must still be controlled. ...

Look above ceilings and in the back storage areas for sprinkler pipe citations

Etiquette and tips for surviving The Joint Commission’s Life Safety survey

Emergency manager provides tips for post-tornado recovery

New CMS waiver will allow hospitals to use micro electrical grids as backup power

Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals

Check your latches and labels: Surveyors focusing on fire doors

Create disaster kits to provide staff items they may need in an emergency

Life safety, physical environment dominate problems found by CMS in validation surveys

Use environmental ligature risk assessments to get ahead of potential survey deficiencies

COVID-19 emergency management in a post–public health emergency world

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