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Bugs bite: Remind patients about insect-borne diseases this summer

December 18, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

Warn your patients that bites from mosquitos, ticks, and other insects aren’t just an annoyance this summer, but also can carry dangerous and life-threatening diseases. The importance of taking precau...

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All surgical team members should participate in right-site, right-procedure, right-person time outs

June 13, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

Tomorrow, June 14, is National Time Out Day, and The Joint Commission (TJC) and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) are urging all surgical team members to participate in pre-ope...

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New survey sheds light on workplace violence in healthcare settings

December 18, 2025

Workplace safety

Healthcare organizations carry a heavy workplace violence burden, with about three-quarters of U.S. workplace assaults occurring in healthcare settings, according to the Occupational Safety and Health...

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Global violence against healthcare reached new heights in 2022

December 18, 2025

Workplace safety

The majority of incidents 2022 in came from Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion (782), and from Myanmar as a result of the military coup the year before (271). Incidents were highest in countr...

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CDC: Increase in hospitalizations involving fungal infection

December 18, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Hospitalizations involving fungal infections increased 8.5% each year between 2019 and 2021, according to a new CDC analysis, and was driven primarily by hospitalizations of patients with COVID-19–ass...

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Pediatric NPs gain a new tool to strengthen mental healthcare for young patients

December 18, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health, Healthcare Staff

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) is launching NAPNAP Cares, with online continuing education (CE) courses designed to support pediatric-focused NPs and advanced pract...

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Will policy, regulation issues stifle AI’s advances in healthcare?

December 18, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology

While healthcare organizations are scrambling to understand how and where AI can best fit in, there’s a mad rush to figure out policy and regulations as well. ...

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CDC: First U.S.-acquired malaria cases since 2003 reported in Florida and Texas

December 18, 2025

Infection Control

“Malaria is a medical emergency and should be treated accordingly. Patients suspected of having malaria should be urgently evaluated in a facility that is able to provide rapid diagnosis and treatment...

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How to address health equity by focusing on patient experience

December 18, 2025

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

One Brooklyn Health is implementing a health equity initiative that focuses on patient experience. Health equity has emerged as one of the pressing issues in healthcare. Last year, Health equity wa...

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Improving patient outcomes with purposefully designed patient engagement systems

December 18, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Today’s healthcare landscape and patient expectations continue to change, and at the same time, the standard of optimizing healthcare performance has developed beyond the Triple Aim (enhancing the pat...

Bugs bite: Remind patients about insect-borne diseases this summer

All surgical team members should participate in right-site, right-procedure, right-person time outs

New survey sheds light on workplace violence in healthcare settings

Global violence against healthcare reached new heights in 2022

CDC: Increase in hospitalizations involving fungal infection

Pediatric NPs gain a new tool to strengthen mental healthcare for young patients

Will policy, regulation issues stifle AI’s advances in healthcare?

CDC: First U.S.-acquired malaria cases since 2003 reported in Florida and Texas

How to address health equity by focusing on patient experience

Improving patient outcomes with purposefully designed patient engagement systems

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OSHA Dental Facilities Update - November 2023

OSHA Medical Facilities Update - November 2023

Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

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