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New research identifies risk factors for physician suicide

April 12, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

Compared to the general population, physicians who die by suicide are more likely to experience job and civil legal problems, recent research indicates. ...

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Study: Use of dexamethasone could cut coronavirus deaths by a third

April 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The drug is cheap and widely available, meaning it can be rolled out quickly to poorer communities hit by the disease. The results show that one death out of eight would be prevented for ventilated pa...

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How NYC Health + Hospitals Trained 20K Staffers to Combat COVID-19

April 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Infection Control

This spring, NYC H+H, with its 11 acute-care hospitals and three field hospitals established to handle patients infected with COVID-19, was at the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States. ...

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NIOSH seeks comment on updated list of hazardous drugs in healthcare

May 15, 2020

Workplace safety, Quality & Errors

The CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is seeking comment through the end of June on a long-awaited update to its list of drugs used in healthcare that pose potential ...

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How to Create an N95 Mask Disinfection Facility for Less Than $15,000

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Workplace safety

The process is based on a concept from the University of Nebraska and adheres to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. The health system is now using the system to decontaminate and r...

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COVID-19: EPA releases list of registered disinfectants

April 12, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

The EPA has released a list of 82 registered disinfectant products that have been qualified for use against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the novel coronavirus that cau...

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AOs ramping up for accreditation surveys

May 18, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Get ready—The Joint Commission (TJC), DNV-GL Healthcare and HFAP have announced they are going start doing limited surveys in June. Meanwhile, the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) s...

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Study Puts U.S. COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate at 1.3%

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

COVID-19 kills 1.3% of symptomatic people and could kill 500,000 Americans in the coming months if as many people contract the highly-contagious virus this year as contracted the seasonal flu last yea...

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CMS Emergency Waivers Now Include Some Testing, Inspections

April 12, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

After several requests, CMS finally issued a waiver for some — but not all — equipment inspection, testing, and maintenance (ITM) requirements at hospitals and other healthcare facilities for the dura...

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Study Shows COVID-19 Body Count 20 Times Higher Than Seasonal Flu Deaths

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

New research shows that counted deaths from COVID-19 in mid-April were about 20 times greater than seasonal influenza counted deaths recorded during peak weeks of the past seven flu seasons. ...

New research identifies risk factors for physician suicide

Study: Use of dexamethasone could cut coronavirus deaths by a third

How NYC Health + Hospitals Trained 20K Staffers to Combat COVID-19

NIOSH seeks comment on updated list of hazardous drugs in healthcare

How to Create an N95 Mask Disinfection Facility for Less Than $15,000

COVID-19: EPA releases list of registered disinfectants

AOs ramping up for accreditation surveys

Study Puts U.S. COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate at 1.3%

CMS Emergency Waivers Now Include Some Testing, Inspections

Study Shows COVID-19 Body Count 20 Times Higher Than Seasonal Flu Deaths

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