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Joint Commission issues alert to help nurses, healthcare workers with COVID-19 crisis

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

One Iowa nurse quoted in the publication explained in stark terms how the continuing onslaught of COVID-19 is pushing nurses and other frontline healthcare workers beyond physical exhaustion and infli...

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30% of hospitals are noncompliant with CMS price transparency rule

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Unsurprisingly, more hospitals were compliant with the 300 consumer-friendly shoppable services portion of the rule than the machine-readable file portion, with 60% of hospitals complying with the sho...

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National sepsis group adopts health equity pledge

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

"Sepsis is a huge burden on everyone. It is the No. 1 cause of death in hospitals. It is the No. 1 cost of hospitalization. It is the No. 1 cause of readmission to hospitals. Sepsis is a huge public h...

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When Face-to-Face isn’t an option: Exploring the future of telehealth and remote care during COVID-19 and beyond

February 11, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

This technology has been available for some time, of course, but was not nearly as widely used as it is today. How can providers make sure they have the know-how to help their patients maintain their ...

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More and more hospital surveys may be onsite, depending on conditions

February 19, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As COVID-19 cases go down, your odds for on onsite reaccreditation survey might go up. While CMS is still limiting surveys in some cases, hospitals still may be subject to their regular onsite, trienn...

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OSHA HazCom updates include labeling, SDS requirements

February 11, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

On February 16, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed an update to the agency’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), which would align provisions of the rule with the seven...

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Study: Half of hospitalized coronavirus patients have symptoms 4 months after discharge

February 11, 2026

Infection Control

Many coronavirus patients hospitalized with severe acute respiratory infection experience significant respiratory, functional, and psychological symptoms four months after hospital discharge, a recent...

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Handheld ultrasound boosts doctors’ pandemic toolkit

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Infection Control

Point-of-care ultrasound has found an important place in the toolkit of clinicians fighting the spread and effects of COVID-19, according to the chief innovation officer of Baltimore-based LifeBridge ...

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Experts urge more action, emergency OSHA standard on COVID-19

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Thirteen medical and scientific experts urged the Biden administration to take immediate actions to address SARS-CoV-2 inhalation hazards, including issuing an emergency Occupational Safety and Health...

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How to treat coronavirus patients in post-ICU care clinics

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Infection Control

Indiana University Health is using an ambulatory post-ICU care clinic to treat COVID-19 patients who survived ICU care and are experiencing coronavirus symptoms after hospital discharge. ...

Joint Commission issues alert to help nurses, healthcare workers with COVID-19 crisis

30% of hospitals are noncompliant with CMS price transparency rule

National sepsis group adopts health equity pledge

When Face-to-Face isn’t an option: Exploring the future of telehealth and remote care during COVID-19 and beyond

More and more hospital surveys may be onsite, depending on conditions

OSHA HazCom updates include labeling, SDS requirements

Study: Half of hospitalized coronavirus patients have symptoms 4 months after discharge

Handheld ultrasound boosts doctors’ pandemic toolkit

Experts urge more action, emergency OSHA standard on COVID-19

How to treat coronavirus patients in post-ICU care clinics

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