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COVID-19 vaccines: CDC asks hospitals to offer shots at discharge

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Include COVID-19 vaccination status as part of your emergency room triage and medical history, and educate clinicians on how to address vaccine hesitancy. The CDC is encouraging hospitals and urgen...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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AHA asks CMS to keep some 1135 waivers to help hospitals regain footing

July 30, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

The American Hospital Association is pushing for CMS to continue some COVID-19-related 1135 waivers after the official close of the pandemic to help hospitals recover. ...

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2021

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for a Basic of Platinum membership to gain access to all Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditati...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2021

February 14, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Infection Control

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for a Basic of Platinum membership to gain access to all Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditat...

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AIHA voices concerns about COVID-19 ETS

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

On July 27, AIHA (formerly the American Industrial Hygiene Association) revealed concerns about the federal COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) in a 13-page letter to the Occupational Safety a...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: What’s different about working with LEP and ESL patients?

February 14, 2026

Health Equity, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Language shouldn’t be a barrier to good healthcare. Hospitals, clinics, and healthcare providers are required to offer interpretation services to anyone who walks in their door, be they English as a s...

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Delayed, not forgotten: TJC hiring extra surveyors to deal with backlog

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) is hiring almost twice as many new surveyors than usual this year to deal with a backlog of triennial surveys delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is that a...

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CMS issues maternal morbidity and COVID-19 worker vaccination reporting requirements

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety, Infection Control

CMS is adding a maternal morbidity quality measure as well as a reporting requirement on COVID-19 vaccination rates among hospital and long-term care hospital workers as part of a 2,295-page inpatient...

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Patients face significant risk of respiratory illness infection in primary care offices

February 14, 2026

Infection Control

There is a significant risk of spreading infection of influenza-like illness in primary care offices, a new research article shows. The potential for the spread of respiratory illness in healthcare se...

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New survey report details coronavirus pandemic’s negative impact on physicians

February 14, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Infection Control

The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy toll on the wellbeing of physicians, a new survey report says. The coronavirus pandemic is one of the most significant public health crises in more than a ce...

COVID-19 vaccines: CDC asks hospitals to offer shots at discharge

AHA asks CMS to keep some 1135 waivers to help hospitals regain footing

Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2021

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2021

AIHA voices concerns about COVID-19 ETS

Q&A: What’s different about working with LEP and ESL patients?

Delayed, not forgotten: TJC hiring extra surveyors to deal with backlog

CMS issues maternal morbidity and COVID-19 worker vaccination reporting requirements

Patients face significant risk of respiratory illness infection in primary care offices

New survey report details coronavirus pandemic’s negative impact on physicians

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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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