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Use risk assessment to improve your infection prevention and control post-pandemic

February 14, 2026

Infection Control

As the public health emergency (PHE) winds down, resist the urge to return to the way you did things before the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in your outlying clinics and ambulatory care sites. Ide...

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CMS’ notice on Joint Commission surveys could be eye-opener for MSPs

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In the Federal Register last summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made a significant move that impacts Joint Commission surveys. On July 17, 2020, in Volume 85, Number 138...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Check your state’s pandemic plan to make sure 1135 waivers don’t conflict with those requirements

May 11, 2021

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

Be sure to review any federal 1135 blanket waivers against your state's requirements to make sure you've met compliance expectations. ...

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Review new CMS vaccines rule: It may soon apply to more facilities

May 11, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

CMS pre-published an interim final rule today that sets COVID-19 vaccine requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities, and is seeking comment to expand the rules to other types of providers. ...

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Clean hands, clear communication: How nurse leaders ushered in hand hygiene tech tools

February 14, 2026

Infection Control, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Although observations showed a 90% hand hygiene compliance across the health system where he is director of quality, Bill Cox, RN, CPPS, CPHQ, was skeptical. “I would say, ‘How are we at 90% when I se...

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Nurses’ mental, physical health tied to preventable medical errors

February 14, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Healthcare Staff, Quality & Errors

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, critical care nurses (CCN) were experiencing alarmingly high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and poor physical health—factors that correlated with an in...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Polypharmacy in older adults: Knowing when to deprescribe

February 14, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Many studies have shown the benefits of certain medications for improving long-term outcomes in patients with chronic conditions. However, even when evidence-based recommendations are closely followed...

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Don’t change policies yet on masking inside your facility

May 18, 2021

Policies and Procedures, Infection Control

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities should continue to require masks against COVID-19 as always, despite new guidance to the general public. ...

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Physicians urged to prepare for mental health crises

February 14, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

“We know from that survey last spring that only 13% of physicians sought medical attention for mental health problems, but 30% of them cited feelings of hopelessness or having no purpose and 50% repor...

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Addressing inequity

February 14, 2026

Health Equity, Patient Safety

Data from the COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmingly highlighted the longstanding inequity in healthcare. A May 2020 study from Sutter Health researchers that analyzed 1,052 confirmed cases of COVID-19 ...

Use risk assessment to improve your infection prevention and control post-pandemic

CMS’ notice on Joint Commission surveys could be eye-opener for MSPs

Check your state’s pandemic plan to make sure 1135 waivers don’t conflict with those requirements

Review new CMS vaccines rule: It may soon apply to more facilities

Clean hands, clear communication: How nurse leaders ushered in hand hygiene tech tools

Nurses’ mental, physical health tied to preventable medical errors

Polypharmacy in older adults: Knowing when to deprescribe

Don’t change policies yet on masking inside your facility

Physicians urged to prepare for mental health crises

Addressing inequity

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