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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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AMA survey cites patient concerns with data security

February 16, 2026

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

More than 92% of patients say privacy is a right and their health data should not be available for purchase, the survey finds. Savvy Cooperative surveyed 1,000 patients at the start of 2022 for the...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Leapfrog makes recommendations to reduce diagnostic errors at hospitals

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors

In 2021, Leapfrog convened a National Advisory Group of medical experts to evaluate diagnostic practices in hospitals and to develop the first-of-its-kind report to improve diagnostic safety—Recognizi...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Monkeypox: CDC updates guidance for handling lab specimens, waste

August 02, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Ensure staff know how to handle laboratory specimens as well as hazardous medical waste associated with suspected monkeypox patients. ...

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Use COVID-19 lessons to inform monkeypox action plan

August 02, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

With monkeypox cases climbing in each state, sometimes dramatically, hospitals should be creating and implementing a plan that includes education of both staff and patients, say experts. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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When do you stop – time and the art of the risk assessment…

August 01, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

If one calibrates an instrument, then one is behooved to calibrate the instrument used to calibrate the initial instrument. Then one is behooved to calibrate the instrument used to calibrate the instr...

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Establish monkeypox infection control team, monitor community outbreaks

July 25, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

Establish a monkeypox emerging infectious disease team now that all but six states are reporting confirmed cases of the disease, which has been declared a global health emergency. ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Getting ready for the Life Safety survey: Tips from experts

July 26, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Here are some tips from various experts to ensure a successful Life Safety survey. ...

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Use CMS memo on emergency abortions to educate staff on EMTALA obligations

July 26, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

Use the July 11 CMS memo reminding hospitals of their obligations under the federal EMTALA law as a good opportunity to review policies and to educate doctors, nurses, and other personnel on requireme...

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Researchers find decreased in-hospital adverse events from 2010 to 2019

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

In the past decade, the annual rates for in-hospital adverse events decreased for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia, major surgical procedures, and all other conditions, a new rese...

Mac's Safety Space

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At the time of writing we were on the brink…

July 25, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Anyone who thought that COVID19 would be appearing in the rearview mirror as we sped down the highway of life came face-to-face with a double dose of double-downing as the Secretary of Health and Huma...

AMA survey cites patient concerns with data security

Leapfrog makes recommendations to reduce diagnostic errors at hospitals

Monkeypox: CDC updates guidance for handling lab specimens, waste

Use COVID-19 lessons to inform monkeypox action plan

When do you stop – time and the art of the risk assessment…

Establish monkeypox infection control team, monitor community outbreaks

Getting ready for the Life Safety survey: Tips from experts

Use CMS memo on emergency abortions to educate staff on EMTALA obligations

Researchers find decreased in-hospital adverse events from 2010 to 2019

At the time of writing we were on the brink…

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