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Continue to secure supplies as long as national crisis evolves

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Keeping supplies in-house may continue to be a security problem as long as COVID-19 grips the nation. Not only are hospitals grappling with trying to find N95 medical masks and other personal prote...

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Accrediting organizations suspend most survey activities to focus on COVID-19

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

If you are expecting a survey from your accreditation organization (AO) in the upcoming weeks and months, check in with your liaison. All four hospital AOs have suspending most or all survey activitie...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Waiting room safety: Infection, furniture, and power outlets

April 14, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

A patient walks into your waiting room with a cough, a mild fever, and shortness of breath. Your waiting room is crowded, so she sits down next to other visitors. She left her phone in the car, so she...

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Four ways you haven’t thought about using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has finally come of age. Like a lonely teenager who once struggled to make connections with a broader network of friends and was bound by strict p...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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A quarter of rural hospitals at 'high risk' of closure, COVID-19 likely to make it worse

February 15, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

More than 350 rural hospitals, accounting for $8.3 billion in total patient revenue, are at risk, according to a new analysis. ...

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Free online COVID-19 surge planning tool available to hospitals

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The model, developed by researchers at University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), has already informed decision-making at both the system and government levels. ...

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Warning: Despite Blanket Waivers, CoP, EMTALA Regulations Are Still in Effect

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

Beware the myths and misperceptions going around about the blanket 1135 waivers issued by CMS to facilitate care for the growing COVID-19 patient population, cautions healthcare regulatory attorney De...

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ALM issues home washing guidance for healthcare workers

April 10, 2020

Infection Control

For healthcare workers concerned about COVID-19 exposure and doing laundry at home, the Association for Linen Management (ALM) has issued “Interim Guidance for Healthcare Personnel Home Washing Person...

Use online resources to help you sort out COVID your protocols and policies

April 13, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Feeling like you can’t find the latest, updated government guidance on infection control, hospital and provider waivers or much of anything else online relating to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis? You are...

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Hospitals should consider CoP carefully before deciding on DNR policy

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Infection Control

Hospitals considering a universal policy of not resuscitating COVID-19 patients with heart or breathing failures should take steps to avoid violating patients’ rights under Medicare’s Conditions of Pa...

Continue to secure supplies as long as national crisis evolves

Accrediting organizations suspend most survey activities to focus on COVID-19

Waiting room safety: Infection, furniture, and power outlets

Four ways you haven’t thought about using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

A quarter of rural hospitals at 'high risk' of closure, COVID-19 likely to make it worse

Free online COVID-19 surge planning tool available to hospitals

Warning: Despite Blanket Waivers, CoP, EMTALA Regulations Are Still in Effect

ALM issues home washing guidance for healthcare workers

Use online resources to help you sort out COVID your protocols and policies

Hospitals should consider CoP carefully before deciding on DNR policy

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