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AAAHC analysis finds increased citations for infection prevention, safety

December 18, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) earlier this month released its 2022 Quality Roadmap, an analysis of data from 2,016 accreditation surveys conducted in 2021-22. The ac...

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OSHA proceeding with healthcare rulemakings

December 18, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety, Physical environment

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will proceed with three rulemakings focused on the healthcare industry—standards for COVID-19, infectious diseases, and workplace violence—the ...

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Patient safety predictions for 2023

December 18, 2025

Cybersecurity & Technology, Patient Safety, Infection Control

Professionals throughout healthcare to gave their predictions for what will happen in patient safety and healthcare quality in 2023. Here’s what they had to say. ...

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Hospital contractor dies after fall from roof of Mass General Hospital

December 18, 2025

Workplace safety

The incident occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m. and the worker has not been identified by police yet. Police and OSHA were notified and went to the scene to investigate. ...

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And again: PHE continues after 90-day renewal issued

January 11, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is now extended. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra issued the renewal on January 11. The typically 90-day extension would then last throu...

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The Joint Commission elevates health equity to National Patient Safety Goal

January 12, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

The Joint Commission—which last year issued new hospital Leadership standards to encourage health equity, effective January 1, 2023—has now elevated health equity to a National Patient Safety Goal. ...

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New e-books available for Platinum members!

December 18, 2025

Quality & Errors

Platinum members: We have added two new eBooks to your library. Look for the "Resources" tab at the top of the Accreditation and Quality Compliance Center website, and then select "E-Books." The follo...

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988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline gets 1.7 million calls, texts in first five months

December 18, 2025

Patient Safety, Health Equity, Behavioral & Mental Health

Since launching, wait times to speak to a counselor and abandoned calls have decreased. ...

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OSHA’s Regulatory Plans for 2023

December 18, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh recently confirmed that three OSHA healthcare rulemakings are priorities for the Labor Department: a permanent healthcare COVID-19 standard, a proposed infectious disease s...

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Joint Commission targets maternal health crisis

December 18, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In several reports, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate compared to other developed countries—a report from The Commonwealth Fund found the United States had the worst maternal m...

AAAHC analysis finds increased citations for infection prevention, safety

OSHA proceeding with healthcare rulemakings

Patient safety predictions for 2023

Hospital contractor dies after fall from roof of Mass General Hospital

And again: PHE continues after 90-day renewal issued

The Joint Commission elevates health equity to National Patient Safety Goal

New e-books available for Platinum members!

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline gets 1.7 million calls, texts in first five months

OSHA’s Regulatory Plans for 2023

Joint Commission targets maternal health crisis

Resource/w tools selected

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