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What's really driving 30-day readmission declines?

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

A Harvard study offers an alternative explanation for declines in hospital readmissions. ...

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What grade did LeapFrog give your facility for safety?

November 11, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

One third of the 2,600 general, acute care hospitals across the nation rated in The Leapfrog Group’s fall 2019 Hospital Safety Grades got an ‘A,’ grade, while 1% flunked, ...

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Half of surgery residents report harassment, bullying

November 05, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

Half of general surgery residents reported experiencing workplace harassment at least a few times a year, with much of the mistreatment coming from patients and their families, and attending surgeons....

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SHEA: More Research Needed on Antibiotic Use

November 05, 2019

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

For most infections, we don’t know the optimal drug, dose, or treatment duration. For many, we don’t even know if they require antibiotic treatment.” ...

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AQCC Satisfaction Survey

October 29, 2019

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Take our short survey and tell us what you think of the site and how to improve it! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YG6RBGV ...

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TJC to retire BoosterPaks and Leading Practice Library

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

On October 28, The Joint Commission will retire it's Standards BoosterPaks resources. On December 31, the Leading Practice Library will be retired too. ...

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Study: 1 in 4 Healthcare Workers Lack Cybersecurity Training

February 11, 2026

Quality & Errors

Another 19% believe there is no reason to receive cybersecurity training at work. ...

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Joint Commission boosts antimicrobial stewardship, falls prevention programs

February 11, 2026

Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission is strengthening an antimicrobial stewardship program started three years ago, hoping to get medical centers and other ambulatory healthcare facilities to follow the lead of many ...

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Primary care docs face obstacles identifying, managing chronic kidney disease

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The federal government’s efforts to reduce by 25% the number of people developing end-stage kidney disease in the next decade may be hobbled the lack of knowledge and support tools ...

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CMS posts new discharging rule; empowers patients

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Policies and Procedures

A newly proposed rule by CMS would put into effect new discharge planning requirements that the agency says will give patients and their families access to in to information that will “help them to ma...

What's really driving 30-day readmission declines?

What grade did LeapFrog give your facility for safety?

Half of surgery residents report harassment, bullying

SHEA: More Research Needed on Antibiotic Use

AQCC Satisfaction Survey

TJC to retire BoosterPaks and Leading Practice Library

Study: 1 in 4 Healthcare Workers Lack Cybersecurity Training

Joint Commission boosts antimicrobial stewardship, falls prevention programs

Primary care docs face obstacles identifying, managing chronic kidney disease

CMS posts new discharging rule; empowers patients

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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

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