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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient safety Q&A

February 15, 2026

Healthcare Staff, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Patient safety Q&A Editor’s note: The following column answers some recent questions on “Patient Safety Talk,” an HCPro listserv that addresses topics covered in this newsletter....

Mac's Safety Space

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Study: Medication errors occur in half of surgeries

February 15, 2026

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

A new study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found that medication errors occurred during nearly half of the operations examined. Published in the journal Anesthesiology, the s...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Patient Safety Q & A

February 15, 2026

Healthcare Staff, Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors

Patient safety Q&A Editor’s note: This column answers some recent questions on “Patient Safety Talk,” an HCPro listserv that addresses many of the topics covered in this newslett...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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From the AHAP Blog: Thoughts on staffing effectiveness changes?

February 15, 2026

Infection Control

Now that the public has had a few days to review the interim staffing effectiveness standards for 2010, what are your thoughts? Are they reasonable? Were you anticipating interim standards while The J...

Medical Environment Update

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Briefings on The Joint Commission March 2010

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Laboratory Safety

Inside: Standards changes and deeming CMS requirements: What this means to hospitals Flash sterilization: Back to basics Hospital educates patients on dangers of PAD Survey terminology update: A look ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mass evacuations: Using TRAIN matrix to triage patients

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Physical environment

BY BRIAN T. WARD (BWARD@HCPRO.COM) AND A.J. PLUNKETT (APLUNKETT@DECISIONHEALTH.COM) You can modify the Triage by Resource Allocation for IN-patient (TRAIN) matrix to suit your facility’s needs in c...

Medical Environment Update

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Safe use of compressed gases

February 15, 2026

Fire & Life Safety, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Darryl saw the low CO2 level alarm on the microbiology incubator and went to change the tank in the nearby storage room. The valve cover seemed stuck on the replacement tank and Darryl was unable to r...

Medical Environment Update

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Beyond qualifications: Integrating mental health into physician evaluations, care

April 29, 2024

Behavioral & Mental Health, Healthcare Staff

Should physicians with possible mental health issues be required to participate in specialized physician health programs? What programs are out there? What industry developments can medical staffs fol...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Educating staff about drug diversion

February 15, 2026

Healthcare Staff

Education of general staff about drug diversion is essential to any diversion program. Clinical staff are often unaware of the scope of the problem and what is at stake. Even in large facilities, staf...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Risk reduction strategies contribute to continuous readiness

April 29, 2024

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

What is the best way to prepare for patients each and every day? The best way is to create a safe, effective, and efficient system for providing patient care. It is to become knowledgeable and identif...

Patient safety Q&A

Study: Medication errors occur in half of surgeries

Patient Safety Q & A

From the AHAP Blog: Thoughts on staffing effectiveness changes?

Briefings on The Joint Commission March 2010

Mass evacuations: Using TRAIN matrix to triage patients

Safe use of compressed gases

Beyond qualifications: Integrating mental health into physician evaluations, care

Educating staff about drug diversion

Risk reduction strategies contribute to continuous readiness

Resource/w tools selected

STET CMS & tools

OSHA Dental Facilities Update - November 2023

OSHA Medical Facilities Update - November 2023

Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

Tab 2, Dental Facility OSHA Manual- August 2023

Chapter 2: Chapter Format and Tracer Planning