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Healthcare Safety Leader

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It's always a good time to review your fire safety plans

October 23, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Fire & Life Safety

OSHA addresses fire safety under the General Industry Standards (29CFR1910). Facilities under construction should consult the edition of the of the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) Life Safety C...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Be Ready for the Unannounced Survey Process

October 30, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety, Physical environment

As the result of a CMS directive, unannounced surveys for organizations started in 2006. If you are undergoing a deemed status survey, your visit will be unannounced except in certain circumstances, s...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Situational awareness is fundamental to high reliability

October 30, 2023

What is meant by the phrase “supporting situational awareness”? It’s simple: Healthcare leaders must understand the critical link between situational awareness and clinical decision-making. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: Fables of the preconstruction risk assessment

July 24, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

Now that all is (presumably) moving towards whatever normalcy is going to be within our grasp, I wanted to loop back on what could be a critical process as we start to build into the future: The preco...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Customizing team-based care

February 15, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Jeff Salvon-Harman, MD, CPE, CPPS, vice president at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, spoke with PSMJ about how to create a team-based care model that works best for your hospital, clinic, or...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Create safe, inclusive care environments for transgender and gender-nonconforming patients

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

Concerning results from a poll of transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) youth show that nearly one-third of respondents report not feeling safe to go to the doctor or hospital when they are sick...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Florida healthcare facility cited for nearly 200 workplace violence incidents in 2022

February 15, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced “shocking” findings of a workplace safety investigation into a behavioral health and substance disorder facility in Jacksonville, Fla...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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The pigs are sick; Swine flu reported at Michigan fair

February 15, 2026

Infection Control

An familiar and unpleasant virus reared its head last week at the Oakland County Fair in Michigan, where several pigs tested positive for influenza A virus, the causative agent of swine flu. ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Drug Diversion Prevention book excerpt: Video surveillance

July 25, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

An important part of the diversion prevention and detection initiatives of any institution is limiting access to controlled drugs through physical security measures and instituting measures that allow...

Medical Environment Update

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

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Workplace safety

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

It's always a good time to review your fire safety plans

Be Ready for the Unannounced Survey Process

Situational awareness is fundamental to high reliability

Mac’s Safety Space: Fables of the preconstruction risk assessment

Q&A: Customizing team-based care

Create safe, inclusive care environments for transgender and gender-nonconforming patients

Florida healthcare facility cited for nearly 200 workplace violence incidents in 2022

The pigs are sick; Swine flu reported at Michigan fair

Drug Diversion Prevention book excerpt: Video surveillance

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

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