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CMS takes steps to improve access to behavioral health services

January 16, 2024

Patient Safety

Read this Q&A to learn about new CMS policies that are aimed at improving patients' access to behavioral health services. ...

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Updated recommendations for CAUTI prevention

December 18, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety

Urinary tract infections are one of the most common healthcare-associated infections. Urinary catheters are also one of the most common medical devices experienced by adult patients in hospitals and e...

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Ring in the new year by addressing potential problem areas

December 18, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

A new year often brings a host of new compliance issues along with it. It’s important to address these emerging compliance issues, while also keeping perennial problems in mind as well. We asked sever...

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HHS aims to reduce direct care staffing shortage through new initiatives

January 18, 2024

Healthcare Staff, Patient Safety

Personal care attendants, home health aides, and other direct care workers help older adults and people with disabilities to remain in their homes and communities....

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Training healthcare staff with the proper dose: Part 2

December 18, 2025

Healthcare Staff

The dosing approach simply states that the amount and type of training you give a staff member or group needs to be based on what they need to know to do their jobs well, instead of a one-size-fits-al...

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Q&A: How patients get involved, Part 1

April 08, 2024

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Behind every hospital-acquired infection (HAI) or medical error statistic is a patient. Through the efforts of people like Rosie Bartel and Linda McKinley, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC, strides have been ...

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Q&A: How patients get involved, Part 2

December 18, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety

In Part 2 of this interview with Rosie Bartel and Linda McKinley, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC, they talk about the positive changes they have seen in healthcare-acquired infections when you get patients ...

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From the AHAP Blog: Thoughts on staffing effectiveness changes?

December 18, 2025

Infection Control

Now that the public has had a few days to review the interim staffing effectiveness standards for 2010, what are your thoughts? Are they reasonable? Were you anticipating interim standards while The J...

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Patient safety Q&A

December 18, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Patient safety Q&A Editor’s note: The following column answers some recent questions on “Patient Safety Talk,” an HCPro listserv that addresses topics covered in this newsletter....

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Peer review in the primary care setting

December 18, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Ensuring you have competent physicians who are providing high-quality care is essential to the success of any healthcare organization. To evaluate physician care, hospitals and medical staffs have spe...

CMS takes steps to improve access to behavioral health services

Updated recommendations for CAUTI prevention

Ring in the new year by addressing potential problem areas

HHS aims to reduce direct care staffing shortage through new initiatives

Training healthcare staff with the proper dose: Part 2

Q&A: How patients get involved, Part 1

Q&A: How patients get involved, Part 2

From the AHAP Blog: Thoughts on staffing effectiveness changes?

Patient safety Q&A

Peer review in the primary care setting

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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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