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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CMS revises COVID-19 data reporting for psychiatric, rehabilitation hospitals

June 01, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS has revised the frequency of reporting certain COVID-19 data elements for psychiatric and rehabilitation hospitals according to a newly updated Quality, Safety & Oversight (QSO) memo. ...

Medical Environment Update

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May 2022 MEU Quiz

February 17, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

Did you read the stories from the May MEU, and how well do you remember them? Test your knowledge with this short quiz. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Missed messages: Update communication tools to reduce physician stress, improve patient outcomes

February 17, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Miscommunication is more than a problem in healthcare—it’s a massive patient risk that can cause real harm. A December 2021 report published in the Journal of Patient Safety identified communication f...

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May 2022 HLSC Quiz

February 17, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety

Did you read the stories from the May HLSC, and how well do you remember them? Test your knowledge with this short quiz. ...

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Urgent call made to improve patient safety

February 17, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Last week at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Patient Safety Congress in Dallas, the 27 members of the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC) issued the Declaration to Advance Pa...

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Fast facts about monkeypox

February 17, 2026

Infection Control, Workplace safety

As of this writing, there is a single confirmed and six presumptive cases of monkeypox reported in the U.S. While everyone hopes this is not the start of another pandemic situation—knock on wood—it is...

Medical Environment Update

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OCR’s message is clear: Keep cybersecurity programs top of mind

February 17, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in its March 2022 cybersecurity newsletter reported that throughout 2020 and 2021, hackers have targeted the healthcare industry seeking unauthorized access to valuab...

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Breaking down new and revised Joint Commission workplace violence prevention requirements

February 17, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

The Joint Commission unveiled new and revised workplace violence prevention requirements effective January 1, 2022. Specifically, it issued three new elements of performance (EP) for existing standard...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: What the Vaught case means for healthcare

February 17, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Health Equity, Workplace safety, Quality & Errors

Patient Safety Monitor Journal spoke with Kurt Patton, MS, RPh, pharmacist, founder of Patton Healthcare Consulting, and former director of accreditation services for The Joint Commission about the im...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Tackling credentialing and privileging challenges for low-volume APPs

May 31, 2022

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

Various accreditors require you to measure the competency of an advanced practice practitioner (APP), such as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant, based on the work they’ve done recently at yo...

CMS revises COVID-19 data reporting for psychiatric, rehabilitation hospitals

May 2022 MEU Quiz

Missed messages: Update communication tools to reduce physician stress, improve patient outcomes

May 2022 HLSC Quiz

Urgent call made to improve patient safety

Fast facts about monkeypox

OCR’s message is clear: Keep cybersecurity programs top of mind

Breaking down new and revised Joint Commission workplace violence prevention requirements

Q&A: What the Vaught case means for healthcare

Tackling credentialing and privileging challenges for low-volume APPs

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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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