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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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The Chief Medical Officer’s role in addressing health equity

February 14, 2026

Health Equity

A chief medical executive has a key role to play in addressing health equity, the new chief medical executive at Clive, Iowa-based MercyOne says. Hijinio Carreon, DO, was recently named to the newly c...

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CMS may extend new LTC vaccine education rules to other facilities

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Review the details of an interim final rule CMS published in May that sets COVID-19 vaccine requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intel...

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Patient experience is key element in quality improvement initiatives

February 14, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Patient experience is a valuable element of addressing patient safety incidents and conducting quality improvement initiatives. After decades of operating with provider-centric care, healthcare org...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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More OSHA scrutiny on healthcare organizations, expanded whistleblower protections

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety, Infection Control

In March, OSHA issued its Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The updates extend existing OSHA protections for workplace safety whistleblowers, explicitl...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Emergency preparedness and utility infrastructure in healthcare

February 14, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters

As the COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the country and around the world, healthcare organizations can now pivot from frontline surge preparation and focus on futureproofing their facilities. While h...

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DNV to return to unannounced surveys September 7

July 02, 2021

DNV Healthcare announces it is returning full unannounced, onsite surveys as of September 7. PHE could continue through year's end. ...

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Refusals, safety concerns impeded nurses' efforts to mobilize intubated patients

February 14, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Critical care nurses frequently did not mobilize intubated patients receiving mechanical ventilation because the patient was uncooperative, according to a new study published in American Journal of Cr...

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Hospitals cut 5.5K jobs in June

February 14, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Infection Control

The healthcare sector has shed 537,000 jobs since the start of the pandemic in February 2020, with hospitals accounting for 102,000 job losses, and nursing homes accounting for 360,000 job losses. Amb...

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AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Find a detail-oriented person at ambulatory healthcare sites to review credentialing and privileging procedures to ensure primary source verification is carried out and that records and licenses for p...

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AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The Chief Medical Officer’s role in addressing health equity

CMS may extend new LTC vaccine education rules to other facilities

Patient experience is key element in quality improvement initiatives

More OSHA scrutiny on healthcare organizations, expanded whistleblower protections

Emergency preparedness and utility infrastructure in healthcare

DNV to return to unannounced surveys September 7

Refusals, safety concerns impeded nurses' efforts to mobilize intubated patients

Hospitals cut 5.5K jobs in June

AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

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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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