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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Not every summer illness is COVID-19: Decision support tools can play key role in diagnosis

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Even during “normal times,” summer activities expose Americans to a long list of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Few, if any, are prevented by face masks, hand-washing, and social distancing....

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What deficiencies would you cite and why? And how would you correct them?

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

You be the surveyor. The following information was taken from a CMS Form-2567 “Statement of Deficiencies” posted online by the federal agency under its Quality, Certification and Oversight Reports ...

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Risk reduction strategies for continuous readiness: The tracer

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Always being ready for survey can be one of the greatest challenges, but there are tools. In the following excerpt from HCPro’s recently published Survey Coordinator’s Handbook, 21st Edition, we offer...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Serious adverse health events associated with methanol in some alcohol-based hand sanitizers

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

The FDA warns that some ABHS manufactured in Mexico has been found to contain methanol (wood alcohol)—which is toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested, and can cause permanent blindness and d...

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CMS encourages state agencies to resume surveys

August 18, 2020

CMS is gearing up to resume surveys, starting with closing out cases suspended by the March declaration of a national public health emergency (PHE) because of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic. A nine-pag...

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Game Planning Your Return to Elective Surgeries

February 15, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Infection Control

The recent moratorium on elective surgeries due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal on hospitals, providers, and provider organizations—especially since those surgeries are often the bread and bu...

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Coronavirus: There are Viable Alternatives to New N95 Masks, Research Shows

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Workplace safety

N95 respirator masks as many as 11 years past their expiration date and used N95 respirator masks treated with ethylene oxide or vaporized hydrogen peroxide maintain their filtration efficiency, new r...

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Three things every hospital should be doing now to improve patient safety

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Improving patient safety has always been a priority for hospitals and health systems, but COVID-19, and the possibility of a second surge in a few weeks or months, is bringing new urgency to these eff...

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Tool: Use agenda template to keep your HICS meetings on track

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures

Modify this template of an incident command meeting agenda for your organization, to help you keep your hospital incident command system (HICS) planning on track, especially if you are managing multip...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Use of force in healthcare

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

As the nation continues to discuss use of force by law enforcement, healthcare organizations must have their own discussions on how force is applied on their grounds. There are no simple solutions for...

Not every summer illness is COVID-19: Decision support tools can play key role in diagnosis

What deficiencies would you cite and why? And how would you correct them?

Risk reduction strategies for continuous readiness: The tracer

Serious adverse health events associated with methanol in some alcohol-based hand sanitizers

CMS encourages state agencies to resume surveys

Game Planning Your Return to Elective Surgeries

Coronavirus: There are Viable Alternatives to New N95 Masks, Research Shows

Three things every hospital should be doing now to improve patient safety

Tool: Use agenda template to keep your HICS meetings on track

Use of force in healthcare

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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

Chapter 2: Chapter Format and Tracer Planning