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Healthcare Safety Leader

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COVID-19 emergency management in a post–public health emergency world

June 20, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, but the spread of COVID-19 must still be controlled. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: Staff environmental support—it can make a difference

June 19, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Healthcare Staff

While the focus of compliance tends to revolve around rules, regulations and such, I think it’s clear that one of the greatest challenges in healthcare is the attraction and retention of staff. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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All surgical team members should participate in right-site, right-procedure, right-person time outs

June 13, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

Tomorrow, June 14, is National Time Out Day, and The Joint Commission (TJC) and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) are urging all surgical team members to participate in pre-ope...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Review emergency abortion protocols and educate staff as hospitals face EMTALA investigations

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Establish an incident response team to handle decisions about high-risk pregnancy cases that may present dilemmas in your hospital’s emergency department (ED) as states continue to pass more restricti...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Bugs bite: Remind patients about insect-borne diseases this summer

February 15, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

Warn your patients that bites from mosquitos, ticks, and other insects aren’t just an annoyance this summer, but also can carry dangerous and life-threatening diseases. The importance of taking precau...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: The front line of infection prevention

June 12, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

While 100% of the potential for elevated risks of a healthcare-acquired infection (HAI) does not walk through the doors of your emergency department, you could certainly make the case that a fairly hi...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Use environmental ligature risk assessments to get ahead of potential survey deficiencies

June 13, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The prevention of suicide and other forms of patient self-harm continues to be a focus of CMS and accrediting organizations (AO). While CMS does not require an environmental risk assessment, the Accre...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Surgeon general: Loneliness just as harmful as smoking

February 15, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Health Equity

The report makes the case with hard science and research that loneliness not only impacts a patient’s mental health, but their physical health as well, including: 29% increased risk of heart dis...

Medical Environment Update

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Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals

February 15, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals and materials at least annually, possibly more often depending on your state and local regulations. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: To be or not to be—that is the risk assessment!

June 26, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant A couple of fairly short (and somewhat disparate, but the risk assessment process can figure in both) items this week: one a question/thought relating...

COVID-19 emergency management in a post–public health emergency world

Mac’s Safety Space: Staff environmental support—it can make a difference

All surgical team members should participate in right-site, right-procedure, right-person time outs

Review emergency abortion protocols and educate staff as hospitals face EMTALA investigations

Bugs bite: Remind patients about insect-borne diseases this summer

Mac’s Safety Space: The front line of infection prevention

Use environmental ligature risk assessments to get ahead of potential survey deficiencies

Surgeon general: Loneliness just as harmful as smoking

Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals

Mac’s Safety Space: To be or not to be—that is the risk assessment!

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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

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