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Inside Accreditation & Quality

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CMS encourages state agencies, AOs to resume surveys

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Dust off any outstanding plans of correction (POC) for CMS and intensify survey readiness prep because you may be getting surveyors on-site soon. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: How to prevent hospital-acquired pressure ulcers/injuries

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Each year, 2.5 million patients suffer from pressure ulcers and injuries, with 60,000 dying from complications. To put that into some context, in 2018 there were fewer suicide attempts (1.4 million) a...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Free PSMJ articles on Wildfires

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

With skies literally turning red from wildfire smoke on the West Coast, we have unlocked a couple of our Patient Safety Monitor Journal articles on wildfires, mass evacuation planning, and patient tri...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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IHI rolls out new National Action Plan for patient safety

February 15, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

With the goal of eliminating preventable medical harm, a new National Action Plan was released today by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) National Steering Committee for Patient Safety ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Monitor staff adherence to key hospital policies to avoid IJ

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In the September issue, we told you about a hospital that responded quickly to threats posed after the nation learned of the 2019 novel coronavirus, but still faced a finding of immediate jeopardy (IJ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Telehealth visits skyrocket among Americans ages 50–80

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

The percentage of older adults who had ever participated in a telehealth visit rose from 4% in May 2019 to 30% in June 2020, according to the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging. ...

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Survey: Emergency preparedness training needed for nurses

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

In addition to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the United States and the world continues to be challenged by disasters, such as droughts, earthquakes, fires, floods, severe weather events, and terroris...

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OSHA fines hospitals for PPE failures related to COVID-19

September 18, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety, Infection Control

Ensure workers are trained fit-tested for using respirators and are not sharing protective gowns as they care for potentially infectious patients, or you may face fines from OSHA. ...

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Protect longterm supply chain: Don’t hoard, just order what you need

February 15, 2026

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

As the COVID-19 surge continues through its second wave and collides with influenza season as well as hurricanes, wildfires, or whatever natural disasters the year still has in store, supply experts h...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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COVID-19 and the Hierarchy of Controls

February 15, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety, Quality & Errors

With a spike in both COVID-19 and influenza cases expected this fall, many are reexamining and shoring up their infection control processes. Healthcare providers have already made several changes this...

CMS encourages state agencies, AOs to resume surveys

Q&A: How to prevent hospital-acquired pressure ulcers/injuries

Free PSMJ articles on Wildfires

IHI rolls out new National Action Plan for patient safety

Monitor staff adherence to key hospital policies to avoid IJ

Telehealth visits skyrocket among Americans ages 50–80

Survey: Emergency preparedness training needed for nurses

OSHA fines hospitals for PPE failures related to COVID-19

Protect longterm supply chain: Don’t hoard, just order what you need

COVID-19 and the Hierarchy of Controls

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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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