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How to use an early warning system for sepsis in the emergency department

December 19, 2025

Infection Control

The recent research article, which was published by Critical Care Medicine, describes the results of a randomized, controlled quality improvement initiative conducted at The MetroHealth System in Clev...

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I-PASS reaches major milestones

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety, Quality & Errors

Handoff process marks five years of success Failures in communication frequently prompt medical errors, which make up one of the leading causes of death in the United States, behind heart dise...

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Breaking news: CMS to require staff at hospitals, other facilities to be vaccinated against COVID-19

September 09, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Look for an interim final rule in October that will require “staff within all Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities” to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a press release by CMS on Thur...

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‘Perfect storm’ increased healthcare-associated infections during pandemic

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety

There has been a significant increase in healthcare-associated infections (HAI) during the coronavirus pandemic, a recent research article found. From 2015 to 2019, there were decreases in the prevale...

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More virus, more fraud

December 19, 2025

Workplace safety, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

With the spread of the delta variant of COVID-19, mask and vaccine mandates are coming back, and hospitals are reaching or exceeding capacity in some regions. That may mean higher demand for personal ...

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TJC warns immediate threats to safety ‘spiking’ over single-use devices

September 15, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Check your emergency rooms, outpatient clinics and anywhere else where pandemic-related equipment shortages have forced your facility to go outside normal supply lines for replacement medical devices....

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CMS warns hospitals: Remember EMTALA obligations, particularly with pregnant patients

September 20, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS issues EMTALA warning to hospitals, while TJC reiterates surveys may be impacted by continuing public health emergency. ...

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Health systems and hospitals grappling with workforce shortages

December 19, 2025

Infection Control

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted workforce shortages at health systems and hospitals across the country. On Sept. 1, the American Nurses Association urged the federal Department of Health &amp...

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Jonathan Perlin named next president and CEO of The Joint Commission

September 23, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Board of Commissioners at The Joint Commission (TJC) has appointed Jonathan B. Perlin. MD, as the accrediting organization’s next president and CEO, effective March 1, 2022. Perlin currently is...

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Cleveland Clinic promotes coaching culture for physicians

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Cleveland Clinic has robust coaching programs for the Cleveland-based health system’s physicians. Coaching programs can help health systems address physician wellbeing and retention. The coaching p...

How to use an early warning system for sepsis in the emergency department

I-PASS reaches major milestones

Breaking news: CMS to require staff at hospitals, other facilities to be vaccinated against COVID-19

‘Perfect storm’ increased healthcare-associated infections during pandemic

More virus, more fraud

TJC warns immediate threats to safety ‘spiking’ over single-use devices

CMS warns hospitals: Remember EMTALA obligations, particularly with pregnant patients

Health systems and hospitals grappling with workforce shortages

Jonathan Perlin named next president and CEO of The Joint Commission

Cleveland Clinic promotes coaching culture for physicians

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