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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Physician burnout reaches new heights during COVID-19 pandemic

February 14, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

If there is one lesson to be taken from 2020, it’s that waiting until a problem evolves into a crisis is an exceedingly bad idea. While the world still deals with the effect of COVID-19, there are man...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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TJC to begin unannounced survey visits again

March 10, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission says it will start unannounced surveys again, as of March 15. ...

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NCSA on Cybersecurity: ‘Update, Update, Update’

February 14, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Cybersecurity & Technology

NCSA executive director Kelvin Coleman recently spoke with HealthLeaders about the continuing threat posed by criminals who see healthcare continuing to be one of the biggest, most lucrative targets f...

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10 steps to becoming a high-reliability hospital from Truman Medical Center

March 16, 2021

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

By the end of the study, Truman reported that its patient outcomes had improved, low-harm errors were being reported more often, and that quality improvement education had become self-sustaining withi...

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OIG finds fire safety, emergency prep deficiencies at LTC facilities

February 14, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

If your healthcare system accreditation is tied to a long-term care facility or nursing home, be aware that the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is still going state b...

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How Truman became a high reliability hospital: The three-year program to build a safety culture

February 14, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

What does it take to turn an already well-performing hospital into a high reliability organization (HRO)? In 2016, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) decided to undertake a three-year project to...

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Hospital service volumes expected to rebound, survey finds

February 14, 2026

Infection Control

Although hospital service volumes decreased significantly in 2020, health system leaders expect most service volumes to rebound by 2022, a new survey found. Particularly during the early phase of t...

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Coronavirus: Lessons learned From flu vaccination trends

February 14, 2026

Infection Control

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed inequities in the U.S. healthcare system, particularly for racial and ethnic groups, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Research publishe...

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Patient Safety Awareness Week resources from PSQH

February 14, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) is coming to a close, but the focus on patient safety and healthcare quality will continue on as always. Thanks to all the dedicated professionals who work in heal...

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More and more hospital surveys may be on-site, depending on conditions

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Be aware: As COVID-19 cases go down, your odds for an on-site reaccreditation survey might go up. CMS is continuing to limit its on-site hospital surveys, except those involving complaints of immed...

Physician burnout reaches new heights during COVID-19 pandemic

TJC to begin unannounced survey visits again

NCSA on Cybersecurity: ‘Update, Update, Update’

10 steps to becoming a high-reliability hospital from Truman Medical Center

OIG finds fire safety, emergency prep deficiencies at LTC facilities

How Truman became a high reliability hospital: The three-year program to build a safety culture

Hospital service volumes expected to rebound, survey finds

Coronavirus: Lessons learned From flu vaccination trends

Patient Safety Awareness Week resources from PSQH

More and more hospital surveys may be on-site, depending on conditions

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