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CMS urges hospitals to take violence prevention steps

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Recommended steps to prevent workplace violence in hospitals include ensuring workers receive adequate training, having sufficient staffing levels, providing ongoing assessment of patients and residen...

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Holiday decorations can cost a lot if it comes with a citation

December 07, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Careful with those holiday decorations. They can bring joy, but too much joy can also bring a citation from CMS, accrediting organizations or the fire marshal’s office. ...

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Joint Commission eliminates use of ‘licensed independent practitioner’

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) will no longer use the term “licensed independent practitioner” in its hospital and critical access hospital standards. Starting February 19, 2023, the term “licensed practi...

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IHI Forum: Berwick says ‘One of the problems in healthcare is greed’

April 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Health Equity

The focus on profits in U.S. healthcare is “damaging,” Institute for Healthcare Improvement President Emeritus and Senior Fellow Donald Berwick, MD, said during last week’s IHI Forum in Orlando, Flori...

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Antibiotic stewardship updates from Joint Commission effective January 1, 2023

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Robert Campbell, PharmD, BCSCP, director of Medication Management and of TJC’s Standards Interpretation Group, gave a presentation about the antibiotic stewardship standards at TJC’s annual Executive ...

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Holiday decorations, part two: They’re nice but not if they spread infection

December 14, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Holiday decorations can be infectious. And not in a good way, if they are in your hospital corridors and waiting areas. ...

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CIHQ earns CMS approval as an AO for next 5 years

December 16, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CIHQ has been approved by CMS as a hospital accrediting organization through January 1, 2028. ...

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Hospital amoxicillin supply not keeping up with surging demand

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The twin surges in influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) across the United States are causing more than capacity issues for hospitals. Patients with RSV are often susceptible to bacterial in...

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HHS again tackles a proposed new rule against ‘conscience and religious discrimination’

December 30, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will soon be soliciting comment on a proposed rule to strengthen protections “against conscience and religious discrimination.” ...

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Flu patients at risk of developing sepsis

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

Sepsis is the cause of death for many influenza patients, O’Brien says. “Annually, there about 200,000 hospitalizations that are associated with influenza, and there are around 40,000 deaths. If you l...

CMS urges hospitals to take violence prevention steps

Holiday decorations can cost a lot if it comes with a citation

Joint Commission eliminates use of ‘licensed independent practitioner’

IHI Forum: Berwick says ‘One of the problems in healthcare is greed’

Antibiotic stewardship updates from Joint Commission effective January 1, 2023

Holiday decorations, part two: They’re nice but not if they spread infection

CIHQ earns CMS approval as an AO for next 5 years

Hospital amoxicillin supply not keeping up with surging demand

HHS again tackles a proposed new rule against ‘conscience and religious discrimination’

Flu patients at risk of developing sepsis

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