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Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: How do you risk assessment?

September 11, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

If I have learned nothing over the course of the last little while, it is that the administration of the risk assessment process in any organization is as close to an essential undertaking as any I ca...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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ACHC reapproved as accrediting organization for another 4 years

September 05, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Expect ACHC surveyors to pay more attention to the Life Safety Code® and to consider possibly more severe deficiencies after a review by CMS. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CDC offers hurricane safety tips

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

In the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary in California and Hurricane Idalia in the Gulf Coast, make sure that your patients and staff know how to stay safe after a major storm or flooding. The CDC has put...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Healthcare industry group predicts patient care disruptions due to EPA regulations

February 15, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Patient Safety

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) predicts “significant” patient care “disruptions” will result from the EPA’s proposed regulations to slash ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions by 80%, accordin...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Virtual reality decreases nursing students’ unease in treating anxiety-prone patients

February 15, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Policies and Procedures, Healthcare Staff

Full-immersion virtual reality simulation decreased nursing students’ anxiety levels when communicating with anxious patients, says new research published in the September issue of Clinical Simulation...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Safety lessons that healthcare can learn from aviation: Part 1

February 15, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

There are key differences between healthcare and aviation, says Jeffrey Salvon-Harman, MD, CPE, CPPS, vice president at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and an aviation safety expert. Bu...

Medical Environment Update

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Lab Safety Man: Three rules regarding chemical waste in the laboratory

February 15, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

The lab technologist approached the lab safety officer (LSO) to ask what should be done with a collection of liquid wastes that were collected from the chemistry analyzers. The LSO had worked with mul...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Add ransomware attacks to emergency risk management and planning

September 05, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Which would you rather do? Tell someone in the C-suite the hospital is facing a CMS immediate jeopardy ruling because the staff was so overwhelmed by paper drug prescriptions after a ransomware attack...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Looking ahead: Choosing the right tools for snow removal

August 29, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

Ahead of winter, ensure you have the proper equipment for snow removal, especially if your facility is in an area of the country that sees a lot of the white stuff. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: How ECRI makes its top patient safety concerns list

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Given the scale and scope of ECRI’s reach, having a patient safety issue end up on its top 10 list ensures that the issue will be seen by a lot of people—and promotes greater efforts to address it. To...

Mac’s Safety Space: How do you risk assessment?

ACHC reapproved as accrediting organization for another 4 years

CDC offers hurricane safety tips

Healthcare industry group predicts patient care disruptions due to EPA regulations

Virtual reality decreases nursing students’ unease in treating anxiety-prone patients

Safety lessons that healthcare can learn from aviation: Part 1

Lab Safety Man: Three rules regarding chemical waste in the laboratory

Add ransomware attacks to emergency risk management and planning

Looking ahead: Choosing the right tools for snow removal

Q&A: How ECRI makes its top patient safety concerns list

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STET CMS & tools

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

Chapter 2: Chapter Format and Tracer Planning