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Medical Environment Update

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Medical Environment Update, January 2022

April 15, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, January 2022

April 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Primary care sidelined in coronavirus pandemic response, study says

April 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Infection Control

During the coronavirus pandemic, the failure to elevate the role of primary care providers on the frontline alongside public health officials has resulted in several missed opportunities to respond to...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Delayed care linked to increase in NJ excess deaths during pandemic, report says

April 15, 2026

Quality & Errors, Infection Control

Delayed or deferred care likely contributed to excess deaths in New Jersey during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, a recent report from the New Jersey Hospital Association’s Center for Heal...

Mac's Safety Space

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How many bad report cards before you have to give up your phone…up, up & away!

January 04, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant In what has become one of the constants of the final quarter of the calendar year, our friends at CMS once again take aim at the disparities between t...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Governing boards, physical environment among concerns CMS reports to Congress

April 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Physical environment

In 2022, CMS plans to restart its pilot project to improve validation surveys but is likely to continue pressure on accrediting organizations (AO) to be more vigilant in finding deficiencies in physic...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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High turnover and low reliability: A self-destructive cycle

April 15, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls into its third year, many healthcare workers have had enough. Long hours, crushing workloads, and cultural tensions about vaccines and the virus have accelerated the num...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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How will you flush your toilets if you lose water for an extended period?

April 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Infection Control

Plan now for how you are going to flush toilets if you lose water for several hours or even days, or you might find yourself and your staff having to deal with toilet paper disposal by hand. During...

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Tips for running successful fire drills

April 15, 2026

Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

Someone’s always checking for compliance when it comes to fire safety, especially in healthcare facilities. Naturally, that includes several regulatory agencies: CMS, The Joint Commission (TJC), Depar...

Medical Environment Update

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Setting a smart-growth approach to telehealth in motion: Three insights

April 15, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Cybersecurity & Technology

In 2020, telehealth investments focused on speed, not strategy, as healthcare providers and payers rushed to meet the need for virtual care during the pandemic. Now, a recent Amwell/HIMSS survey shows...

Medical Environment Update, January 2022

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, January 2022

Primary care sidelined in coronavirus pandemic response, study says

Delayed care linked to increase in NJ excess deaths during pandemic, report says

How many bad report cards before you have to give up your phone…up, up & away!

Governing boards, physical environment among concerns CMS reports to Congress

High turnover and low reliability: A self-destructive cycle

How will you flush your toilets if you lose water for an extended period?

Tips for running successful fire drills

Setting a smart-growth approach to telehealth in motion: Three insights

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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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