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FDA updates recommendations on reprocessing of flexible bronchoscopes

June 28, 2021

Infection Control, Patient Safety

FDA issues new recommmendations on reprocessing flexible bronchoscopes. ...

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The Chief Medical Officer’s role in addressing health equity

December 19, 2025

Health Equity

A chief medical executive has a key role to play in addressing health equity, the new chief medical executive at Clive, Iowa-based MercyOne says. Hijinio Carreon, DO, was recently named to the newly c...

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DNV to return to unannounced surveys September 7

July 02, 2021

DNV Healthcare announces it is returning full unannounced, onsite surveys as of September 7. PHE could continue through year's end. ...

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Refusals, safety concerns impeded nurses' efforts to mobilize intubated patients

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Critical care nurses frequently did not mobilize intubated patients receiving mechanical ventilation because the patient was uncooperative, according to a new study published in American Journal of Cr...

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Hospitals cut 5.5K jobs in June

December 19, 2025

Policies and Procedures, Infection Control

The healthcare sector has shed 537,000 jobs since the start of the pandemic in February 2020, with hospitals accounting for 102,000 job losses, and nursing homes accounting for 360,000 job losses. Amb...

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OIG cites CMS for poor risk assessments

July 12, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Guess who just got dinged after an audit for not doing a risk assessment right? CMS. ...

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Should OSHA's new COVID-19 protections become permanent? Comment until August 20

July 12, 2021

Workplace safety, Infection Control

OSHA will take comments until August 20 on an emergency temporary standard to set COVID-19 worker protection requirements that the federal agency is considering making permanent. ...

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University hospitals exec: ‘Healthcare is riddled with mindless variation’

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, is the chief quality and clinical transformation officer at University Hospitals. The critical care physician has a global reputation as a patient safety champion, including ...

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From crisis to opportunity: partnering to address SDOH, health disparities

December 19, 2025

Health Equity, Leadership & Finance

A recent McKinsey & Company report, for example, found that during the pandemic, rural communities with diverse populations experienced 1.7 times more COVID-19 deaths per capita than other rural c...

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Stroke benchmarks during COVID: HFAP releases latest report

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

HFAP, a brand of the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), issued its annual benchmarking report on stroke programs recently, which demonstrated COVID-19’s impact on these programs. HFAP co...

FDA updates recommendations on reprocessing of flexible bronchoscopes

The Chief Medical Officer’s role in addressing health equity

DNV to return to unannounced surveys September 7

Refusals, safety concerns impeded nurses' efforts to mobilize intubated patients

Hospitals cut 5.5K jobs in June

OIG cites CMS for poor risk assessments

Should OSHA's new COVID-19 protections become permanent? Comment until August 20

University hospitals exec: ‘Healthcare is riddled with mindless variation’

From crisis to opportunity: partnering to address SDOH, health disparities

Stroke benchmarks during COVID: HFAP releases latest report

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