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5,217 nurses were assaulted on the job just in Q2 2022

December 18, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

That equates to more than two nursing personnel assaulted every hour; 57 per day; and 1,739 per month, the data reveals. “Nurses take an oath to do no harm, and many put their own safety and health...

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No new talks planned as 3-day nurses strike starts in Twin Cities, Duluth

December 18, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Health Equity, Healthcare Staff, Workplace safety

Nurses at 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and northern Minnesota began a three-day walkout Monday morning, September 12, 2022. The strike started at 7 a.m. and is scheduled to last until early Thur...

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Physician appointment wait times have increased significantly, survey finds

December 18, 2025

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

Physician appointment wait times reflect the supply and demand for physician services. The survey's reported increase in physician appointment wait times in four out of five specialties suggests that ...

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Executive Briefing: TJC to trim requirements starting January 1, 2023

September 14, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

There will be fewer requirements for accreditation from The Joint Commission (TJC) in the near future. The commission is conducting what new TJC president and CEO Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, MA...

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How to reduce hospital-onset clostridioides difficile

December 18, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety

Increasing the testing of patients for C. diff in the first three days of hospital admission was a key intervention at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, says Cherith Walter, RN, MSN, APRN, a clinical nur...

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Telehealth diagnoses match in-person clinical visit diagnoses in 86.9% of cases, study finds

December 18, 2025

Patient Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors

The recent research article, which was published by JAMA Network Open, examines data collected from more than 2,000 Mayo Clinic patients who had telehealth diagnoses followed by an in-person visit dia...

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TJC tweaks EC and LS standards, adds specifics to some requirements

September 23, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety

Review your Environment of Care (EC) and Life Safety (LS) policies and procedures now that The Joint Commission has issued another round of revisions, prepublished September 21 with an effective date ...

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Embedded bias: How medical records sow discrimination

December 18, 2025

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Health Equity, Cybersecurity & Technology

Researchers are increasingly finding that doctors can transmit prejudice under the guise of objective descriptions. ...

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Institute for Healthcare Improvement boosts health equity efforts

December 18, 2025

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

IHI is offering two ways for healthcare organizations to participate in its Pursuing Equity initiative. ...

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Discuss any revisions to masking policies with your staff, IC experts

September 30, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The CDC recently revised its guidance on COVID-19 universal masking, but consult with your staff and infection control experts before making changes to your organization policies. ...

5,217 nurses were assaulted on the job just in Q2 2022

No new talks planned as 3-day nurses strike starts in Twin Cities, Duluth

Physician appointment wait times have increased significantly, survey finds

Executive Briefing: TJC to trim requirements starting January 1, 2023

How to reduce hospital-onset clostridioides difficile

Telehealth diagnoses match in-person clinical visit diagnoses in 86.9% of cases, study finds

TJC tweaks EC and LS standards, adds specifics to some requirements

Embedded bias: How medical records sow discrimination

Institute for Healthcare Improvement boosts health equity efforts

Discuss any revisions to masking policies with your staff, IC experts

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