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Tips on compliance, querying with National Practitioner Data Bank

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) was created to help hospitals vet physicians and keep problem physicians from traveling from hospital to hospital. Hospitals are required to check the NPDB w...

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COVID-19 vaccines: CDC asks hospitals to offer shots at discharge

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Include COVID-19 vaccination status as part of your emergency room triage and medical history, and educate clinicians on how to address vaccine hesitancy. The CDC is encouraging hospitals and urgen...

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2021

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

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Delayed, not forgotten: TJC hiring extra surveyors to deal with backlog

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) is hiring almost twice as many new surveyors than usual this year to deal with a backlog of triennial surveys delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is that a...

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Pushback on OSHA COVID-19 standard leads to extended comment period

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

If you felt aggravated by OSHA’s rush to implement an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect healthcare workers against COVID-19, you are not alone. By late July more than 130 individuals and o...

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HHS inspector general pushes CoP changes to improve cybersecurity

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) is urging CMS to expand its hospital Conditions of Participation, or at least the interpretive guidelines for the current CoPs, to improve oversight of the cy...

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What changes does the OIG recommend for improving oversight?

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology

Making changes to CMS’ interpretive guidelines for surveyors within existing hospital Conditions of Participation (CoP) may be the quickest way to increase focus on the security of networked medical...

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North Carolina hospital coordinates with community to create vaccine clinic

April 12, 2026

Quality & Errors, Infection Control

The nation is still working to get a majority of the population vaccinated against COVID-19 as coronavirus variants create patient surges in many states. Hospitals and other healthcare organizations a...

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HFAP praises performance in PHE, highlights problems in 2021 quality review

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors, Infection Control

Hospitals, clinical laboratories, and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) accredited by HFAP showed improvements in 2020. Fewer organizations faced repeat deficiencies than in prior years, and there was ...

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, September 2021

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for a Basic of Platinum membership to gain access to all Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditati...

Tips on compliance, querying with National Practitioner Data Bank

COVID-19 vaccines: CDC asks hospitals to offer shots at discharge

Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2021

Delayed, not forgotten: TJC hiring extra surveyors to deal with backlog

Pushback on OSHA COVID-19 standard leads to extended comment period

HHS inspector general pushes CoP changes to improve cybersecurity

What changes does the OIG recommend for improving oversight?

North Carolina hospital coordinates with community to create vaccine clinic

HFAP praises performance in PHE, highlights problems in 2021 quality review

Inside Accreditation and Quality, September 2021

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