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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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ER doctor: Protect your staff from workplace violence

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

Amy Costigan, MD, wants to be able to practice emergency medicine without being punched in the face. ...

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Talk down: Joint Commission on de-escalation

February 16, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Environment and Facilities, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

The practice of de-escalation isn’t as heavily researched or defined as other best practices. Even TJC’s alert cautions that there’s been little research done on its effectiveness. However, the positi...

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Spring safety: Tuning up your clinic security as it heats up

February 16, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Quality & Errors

Unless you take a good inventory of the safety issues around your facility, the medical clinic or laboratory can be dangerous when the weather warms up. Here are the things safety experts say you shou...

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Sharp HealthCare: Before the plane crash

February 16, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety

In January 2009, all eyes were on the Hudson River when a plane flying out of New York’s LaGuardia Airport crash-landed in the river after striking a flock of geese. Thanks to fast acting by the pilot...

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Suicide Prevention National Patient Safety Goal updated

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its suicide prevention National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) November 27. NPSG 15.01.01 now has seven elements of performance (EP), up from three. All t...

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Examine your dialysis space to ensure room to separate infectious patients

February 16, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Hemodialysis is one of four areas The Joint Commission (TJC) says it’s increasing focus on during surveys. With this in mind, ensure that your hospital’s hemodialysis patients remain in clear view of ...

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Dialysis tips

February 16, 2026

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Here are some additional tips from Kathleen Good, MSN, RN, a former surveyor with TJC and now an associate of Patton Healthcare Consulting, for ensuring you keep patients safe and meet surveyor expect...

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Four steps to improve your hospital quality and safety rankings

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Hospitals from coast to coast are engaged in efforts to boost quality and safety, such as initiatives aimed at hospital-acquired infections. For one hospital in particular, a poor Leapfrog Hospital Sa...

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Look to ‘Blueprint’ to understand new EPA requirements on hazardous drug waste

February 16, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Consider managing all your pharmaceuticals as hazardous waste, especially if you are a smaller facility. And warn your C-suite that you’ll be scrutinized for compliance once new environmental regulati...

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Anticoagulant National Patient Safety Goal updated

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its anticoagulant therapy National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) December 7. NPSG 03.05.01 has eight new or revised elements of performance (EP). ...

ER doctor: Protect your staff from workplace violence

Talk down: Joint Commission on de-escalation

Spring safety: Tuning up your clinic security as it heats up

Sharp HealthCare: Before the plane crash

Suicide Prevention National Patient Safety Goal updated

Examine your dialysis space to ensure room to separate infectious patients

Dialysis tips

Four steps to improve your hospital quality and safety rankings

Look to ‘Blueprint’ to understand new EPA requirements on hazardous drug waste

Anticoagulant National Patient Safety Goal updated

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