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Nurse officers stave off COVID-19 burnout with help of interim execs

March 26, 2021

Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

Nursing executives experiencing stress and fatigue from COVID-19 are getting relief, in the form of time off and workload help, from interim executives to provide the break they need to avoid burnout....

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Review patient falls, especially those involving infants, as surveys resume

March 26, 2021

Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission releases its 2020 sentinel event report: patient falls, unintentional retention of foreign objects, suicides, delays in treatment, and wrong surgery are once again the top patient...

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Full speed ahead: CMS resumes most surveys

March 26, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS surveyors could be on your doorstep tomorrow if you have faced a complaint in the last two months that has yet to be investigated. ...

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Yes, you must open doors to unvaccinated surveyors

March 30, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Ready or not, yes, you must let surveyors on site at your hospital or other facilities even if they haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 yet. ...

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How to seize on opportunities to improve safety and patient experience

December 19, 2025

Quality & Errors

There are golden opportunities to improve patient safety and patient experience at healthcare organizations, a new top executive at Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Spectrum Health says. Spectrum Healt...

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Study shows racial disparity in hospital patient safety

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Differences in the quality of hospitals that Black and White patients access are a driver of patient safety disparities between Black and White patients, a new report says. Racial care disparities ...

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FDA says to decrease reuse of devices, CMS removes some blanket waivers

April 09, 2021

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Be aware that as COVID-19 cases decline and vaccination rates climb, the emergency waivers and measures approved to get through the public health emergency will be changing. ...

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Preventing opioid overprescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The U.S. has wrestled with the demons of the opioid epidemic for decades, and even a global pandemic can’t stop that. But so much has changed during the past year in terms of healthcare. The use of op...

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New survey reveals how hospital supply chains affect nurses, patient safety, and margins

December 19, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Of 100 nurses surveyed—50 nurse leaders and 50 frontline nurses—in February, 86% said they leave procedures to hunt for supplies at least occasionally, according to the report. Some 25% said they don’...

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Coronavirus pandemic stressors impacting careers of healthcare workers

December 19, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

The coronavirus pandemic has led many healthcare workers, particularly women with children, to consider leaving the workforce or reducing work hours, a recent study found. In March 2020, 42% of U.S...

Nurse officers stave off COVID-19 burnout with help of interim execs

Review patient falls, especially those involving infants, as surveys resume

Full speed ahead: CMS resumes most surveys

Yes, you must open doors to unvaccinated surveyors

How to seize on opportunities to improve safety and patient experience

Study shows racial disparity in hospital patient safety

FDA says to decrease reuse of devices, CMS removes some blanket waivers

Preventing opioid overprescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic

New survey reveals how hospital supply chains affect nurses, patient safety, and margins

Coronavirus pandemic stressors impacting careers of healthcare workers

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