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Vitamin and steroid treatment for sepsis fails in major study

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Proponents of the treatment say the study is flawed and plan to keep using vitamin C on sepsis patients. ...

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New Data on Sepsis Prevalence and Costs ‘Astonished’ DHHS Researchers

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The largest sepsis study every conducted with Medicare data found a 40% increase in the rate of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with the deadly infection from 2012 to 2018. ...

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Free Webinar: Leading Change from the Bedside: Nursing’s Role in Patient Safety

February 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Nurses are essential members of the healthcare team, and are charged with delivering patient care in an increasingly complex environment. How do we harness their expertise, insights, and compassion to...

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Primary Care Dementia Screening Does Not Increase Depression or Anxiety

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Primary care clinicians provide the most care to older adults, and at least half of primary care patients afflicted with ADRDs are never diagnosed with the conditions. ...

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Value-Based Metrics Penalize Top-Performing Hospitals

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Hospitals that are recognized for high-quality cardiac care are also more likely to be penalized under value-based payment models, according to a new study in JAMA Cardiology. ...

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Verma Raps Accrediting Organizations’ ‘Glaring Conflict of Interest’

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma took a swipe at accrediting organizations on February 25, noting that when they accept consulting fees from the hospitals they gr...

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HHS Unveils Strategy to Reduce EHR Burden for Clinicians

March 01, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The federal government has released its long-awaited plan to reduce red tape and other administration snarls that create time-eating obstacles for doctors using health information technology. ...

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Prepare now for COVID-19 to be around awhile

February 12, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Health experts are warning providers that COVID-19 might be a long-term problem. Whether it’s contained in the U.S. to only a few dozen cases or becomes the pandemic others warn about, hospitals and o...

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Stay up-to-date, use available resources to plan as COVID-19 continues to spread

March 02, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

As the CDC and international medical community continues to learn how to handle the spread of COVID-19, the latest emerging infectious disease to hit a global scale, use the available resources in you...

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BREAKING: (COVID-19) CMS says primary survey focus will be on infection control preparedness

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

CMS ordered its state and regional surveyors to suspend “non-emergency inspections across the country” to allow “inspectors to turn their focus on the most serious health and safety threats like infec...

Vitamin and steroid treatment for sepsis fails in major study

New Data on Sepsis Prevalence and Costs ‘Astonished’ DHHS Researchers

Free Webinar: Leading Change from the Bedside: Nursing’s Role in Patient Safety

Primary Care Dementia Screening Does Not Increase Depression or Anxiety

Value-Based Metrics Penalize Top-Performing Hospitals

Verma Raps Accrediting Organizations’ ‘Glaring Conflict of Interest’

HHS Unveils Strategy to Reduce EHR Burden for Clinicians

Prepare now for COVID-19 to be around awhile

Stay up-to-date, use available resources to plan as COVID-19 continues to spread

BREAKING: (COVID-19) CMS says primary survey focus will be on infection control preparedness

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