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HFAP report outlines deficiencies in CAH, acute care hospitals

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The following is a summary rundown of the top clinical deficiencies for acute care and critical access hospitals surveyed in 2020 by HFAP, as outlined in the accrediting organization’s 2021 HFAP Quali...

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COVID-19: IHI tool helps to identify gaps in patient surge preparedness

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

If COVID-19 cases are rising in your area again and you’re seeking a fresh look at your pandemic response plan, download the free patient surge preparedness checklist by the Institute for Healthcare I...

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Preparing to improve infection prevention after COVID-19

December 19, 2025

Infection Control

We aren’t out of the COVID-19 woods yet, but the healthcare community is already looking at what steps everyone can take for a safer environment. From infection prevention and control, to cleaning and...

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FEMA issues reminder on extra staff, DNV goes to some remote surveys

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of breaking news items posted on the Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center since Inside Accreditation & Quality was last published. The Federal E...

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How advancing automation can improve medication management

December 19, 2025

Quality & Errors

Today’s healthcare system is hallmarked by complexity, with automation growing more and more present. In the pharmacy, robotics and other automation systems now help us maintain inventories, dispense ...

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, October 2021

December 19, 2025

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...

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Expect the pandemic to continue to impact survey activities for near future

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Check your emergency rooms, outpatient clinics, wound care clinics, ambulatory care sites, and anywhere else where pandemic-related equipment shortages have forced your facility to go outside normal s...

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Titration, HLD and sterilization of medical devices among challenges

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Not using or cleaning devices or equipment according to manufacturers’ instructions and improper management of medications were the top clinical compliance issues highlighted in the first Executive Br...

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CDC, CMS, and FDA update COVID-19 guidance and safety expectations

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

The CDC continues to update its COVID-19 infection prevention and control recommendations for healthcare personnel. Those recommendations call for the continued use of masks and other source control m...

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Prep for stroke certification with data, assessment of current services

December 19, 2025

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

If your hospital is interested in becoming certified in specialty stroke care or expanding its existing certification, start by assessing the care you already provide to determine how much—or how litt...

HFAP report outlines deficiencies in CAH, acute care hospitals

COVID-19: IHI tool helps to identify gaps in patient surge preparedness

Preparing to improve infection prevention after COVID-19

FEMA issues reminder on extra staff, DNV goes to some remote surveys

How advancing automation can improve medication management

Inside Accreditation and Quality, October 2021

Expect the pandemic to continue to impact survey activities for near future

Titration, HLD and sterilization of medical devices among challenges

CDC, CMS, and FDA update COVID-19 guidance and safety expectations

Prep for stroke certification with data, assessment of current services

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