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CMS to states: Enforce vaccine and other patient safety requirements or else

February 09, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

One way or another, CMS is promising states that it will enforce its mandate for staff at hospitals and other providers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. ...

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Antibiotics market ‘fragile and failing,’ report says

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The antibiotics pipeline has dried up and the companies that make the bulk of antibiotics are facing multiple challenges, a new report from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) says. The...

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Ongoing pandemic stretching health systems and hospitals to their limits

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

By Christopher Cheney The delta and omicron coronavirus variant surges have pushed health systems and hospitals to a breaking point, a trio of healthcare provider executives said yesterday during a...

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No slow start for TJC enforcing vaccine requirements

February 15, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) surveyors have been true to their promise to begin surveying to the new COVID-19 vaccine requirement as soon as it became effective, and hospitals are already being scored f...

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OSHA urges action on spike in healthcare injuries, illnesses

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urged healthcare employers to address a spike in workplace illnesses and injuries among their employees. There was a 249% increase in injury an...

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Quintuple aim: Health equity added to healthcare improvement directive

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

Health equity should be added as the fifth element of a Quintuple Aim to guide healthcare improvement efforts, a recent Viewpoint article published by JAMA says. In 2008, the Triple Aim for healthc...

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ASPR-TRACIE collection includes information about nuclear fallout

February 24, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters

Just leaving this here in case anyone in emergency preparedness wants to know or needs a refresher: The HHS’ Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance ...

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For children hospitalized with COVID-19, factors identified for progression to severe illness

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety

Demographic characteristics, preexisting comorbidities, and vital sign and laboratory values at the time of hospitalization indicate which children with COVID-19 are at higher risk of severe illness, ...

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Mobile patient engagement: New ideas sometimes clash with old technology

December 19, 2025

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

Healthcare organizations are finding that an effective patient engagement strategy involves more than just opening a patient portal. A good platform not only gives consumers access to health system se...

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AAMI announces newly updated standard on endoscope cleaning

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) just announced the release of an updated version of ANSI/AAMI ST91:2021 Flexible and semi-rigid endoscope processing in health car...

CMS to states: Enforce vaccine and other patient safety requirements or else

Antibiotics market ‘fragile and failing,’ report says

Ongoing pandemic stretching health systems and hospitals to their limits

No slow start for TJC enforcing vaccine requirements

OSHA urges action on spike in healthcare injuries, illnesses

Quintuple aim: Health equity added to healthcare improvement directive

ASPR-TRACIE collection includes information about nuclear fallout

For children hospitalized with COVID-19, factors identified for progression to severe illness

Mobile patient engagement: New ideas sometimes clash with old technology

AAMI announces newly updated standard on endoscope cleaning

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