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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Close the loop on test results

February 04, 2020

Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Brian Ward In December, The Joint Commission (TJC) released Quick Safety Issue 52: Advancing Safety With Closed-Loop Communication of Test Results. Closed-loop communication means that every tes...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CMS to providers: Prep for 2019-nCoV, stay CLIA compliant

February 07, 2020

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Are you ready for newest of the emerging diseases? CMS is watching ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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CMS updates its surveyors’ manual for the first time in over a year

February 15, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS is revising its State Operations Manual (SOM) for hospitals in one of the first significant overhauls in more than a year. But be aware that the changes are not fully online yet and more revisions...

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CMS eliminates 2nd survey for psychiatric hospitals, to merge B-tags into SOMA

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS announced it is combining the interpretive guidelines that its surveyors use for psychiatric hospitals into the main Appendix A for hospitals, eliminating the need for double survey visits. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Soap vs. superbugs

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Bathe patients with chlorhexidine soap to stop drug-resistant infections ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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ECRI: 2020 health tech hazards

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

In its annual publication of the top 10 health technology hazards facing healthcare, the ECRI Institute lists the top five to be aware of in 2020: ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Novel Coronavirus: What Clinicians Should Know

February 15, 2026

Infection Control

Clinical insights about the new coronavirus outbreak that started in China. ...

CDC: Focus on protecting staff and supplies as COVID-19 concerns grow

February 15, 2026

By A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com) The threat of the 2019 novel coronavirus spreading rapidly in the United States remains low for now, but concerns in the public may be contributing t...

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CDC: Focus on Protecting Staff and Supplies as Coronavirus Concerns Grow

February 15, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

Concerns in the public may be contributing to a growing shortage of PPE and other supplies. ...

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Vitamin and steroid treatment for sepsis fails in major study

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Proponents of the treatment say the study is flawed and plan to keep using vitamin C on sepsis patients. ...

Close the loop on test results

CMS to providers: Prep for 2019-nCoV, stay CLIA compliant

CMS updates its surveyors’ manual for the first time in over a year

CMS eliminates 2nd survey for psychiatric hospitals, to merge B-tags into SOMA

Soap vs. superbugs

ECRI: 2020 health tech hazards

Novel Coronavirus: What Clinicians Should Know

CDC: Focus on protecting staff and supplies as COVID-19 concerns grow

CDC: Focus on Protecting Staff and Supplies as Coronavirus Concerns Grow

Vitamin and steroid treatment for sepsis fails in major study

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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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