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Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Survey time: Check your ice machine outlets, brush up on IC, staff safety

September 06, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission is still catching up on the surveys backlogged during the COVID-19 pandemic—but they are catching up. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies

February 17, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

ERIN, Tenn. — Kyle Kopec gets a kick out of leading tours through the run-down hospitals his boss is buying, pointing out what he calls relics of poor management left by a revolving door of operators....

Mac's Safety Space

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Perhaps PHEs are like kids – impossible to pick a favorite!

August 15, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

So, now that monkeypox has made it to the big leagues with its declaration as a public health emergency (PHE), I can’t help but think that, for a lot of folks, it’s probably a little ways down on the ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Emergency management prep takes frontline role as COVID-19 PHE continues

August 16, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

How well hospitals remain prepared for a crisis is taking a front seat during surveys, especially as surveyors review how facilities are updating their emergency management plans with lessons learned ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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CMS, HHS busy with updates and changes to impact a variety of providers

August 16, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS officials have been busy this summer updating Conditions of Participation, proposing new CoPs and issuing guidance that impacts a variety of providers. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Follow 7 Principles for disease and risk factor screening in emergency departments

February 17, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Health systems and hospitals should follow seven principles to conduct screening for disease or health risk factors in emergency departments, according to a new journal article. Particularly for pa...

Medical Environment Update

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Q&A: Safe handling of monkeypox in the laboratory

February 17, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

The CDC has updated its guidance on infection control of monkeypox for healthcare settings, reminding providers that any case suspected of being of the more deadly Congo Basin clade requires more exte...

Mac's Safety Space

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Let there be more light

February 17, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

It does appear that things are starting to shift on the regulatory front as it relates to COVID-19. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: What to know about the 2022 pneumonia guidelines update

February 17, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

PSMJ spoke with Bradley T. Truax, MD, principal consultant of the Truax Group, about the guidelines and about general pneumonia care and prevention. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Need information on workplace safety? TJC offers new compendium of resources

February 17, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

With a nod to OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week, August 15-21, The Joint Commission (TJC) is announcing the creation a Healthcare Workforce Safety and Well-Being website, which offers a variety of resources to...

Survey time: Check your ice machine outlets, brush up on IC, staff safety

Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies

Perhaps PHEs are like kids – impossible to pick a favorite!

Emergency management prep takes frontline role as COVID-19 PHE continues

CMS, HHS busy with updates and changes to impact a variety of providers

Follow 7 Principles for disease and risk factor screening in emergency departments

Q&A: Safe handling of monkeypox in the laboratory

Let there be more light

Q&A: What to know about the 2022 pneumonia guidelines update

Need information on workplace safety? TJC offers new compendium of resources

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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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