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Ticks and Lyme Disease

February 12, 2026

Infection Control

But out in the grasses, forests, and fields are ticks. Lots of them. And these arachnids are carrying nasty and painful diseases, from the well-known (Lyme disease) to less common (Powassan encephalit...

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Doing more harm than good? Study finds healthcare workers often provide care while ill

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

Many healthcare workers may be putting patients at risk by continuing to work when they have symptoms of cold, flu, or other respiratory illnesses, according to a new study published in Infection Cont...

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Survey: Majority of Americans concerned about healthcare worker burnout

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

The issue of healthcare professional burnout is a major concern for 74% of Americans, according to a new survey released this week by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) ...

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New TJC building and antibiotics requirements for 2020

February 12, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Two new requirements from The Joint Commission (TJC) for the Life Safety and Medication Management chapters go into effect January 1, 2020. ...

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NQF calls for quality improvement in Emergency Care

February 12, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Quality & Errors

The group’s evidence-based recommendations are designed to provide healthcare organizations with standardized methods of measuring, evaluating, and improving emergency care and patient outcomes. ...

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Mold found in Seattle Hospital ORs leads to one death, 5 infections

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Seattle Children’s hospital said this week one patient died and five others have been infected by mold that forced the closure of all of the facility’s main operating rooms, according to the Seattle T...

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Have readmissions penalties jumped the shark?

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Findings have led researchers to suggested that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may no longer be able to squeeze any significant savings from its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Progr...

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New decision support tool reduces sepsis mortality by 22.9%

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

“The SPOT algorithm surveils 24 hours a day, seven days a week to look for the signs and symptoms of sepsis. When those signs are found, they are teed up and presented to the caregivers,” ...

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TJC: Abuse and human trafficking patients

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

TJC posted two blog items this July, one on providing trauma informed care to patients who’ve been abused and the other on identifying human trafficking victims. ...

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Multiple injection safety violations led to NJ outbreak

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Multiple violations of injection safety and infection prevention practices contributed to a 2017 outbreak of septic arthritis at a New Jersey outpatient facility ...

Ticks and Lyme Disease

Doing more harm than good? Study finds healthcare workers often provide care while ill

Survey: Majority of Americans concerned about healthcare worker burnout

New TJC building and antibiotics requirements for 2020

NQF calls for quality improvement in Emergency Care

Mold found in Seattle Hospital ORs leads to one death, 5 infections

Have readmissions penalties jumped the shark?

New decision support tool reduces sepsis mortality by 22.9%

TJC: Abuse and human trafficking patients

Multiple injection safety violations led to NJ outbreak

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