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OSHA withdraws non-recordkeeping parts of first COVID-19 rule, at least for now

January 05, 2022

Workplace safety, Infection Control

OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) that was designed to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 exposure is on hiatus, but keep meeting its requirements to avoid citations under other standard...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Supreme Court hears emergency arguments on CMS, OSHA vaccine requirements

January 07, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Supreme Court justices hearing emergency arguments about an injunction stopping enforcement of a CMS interim final rule requiring hospital and other healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-1...

Mac's Safety Space

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Can you show me your EID? Do you know why I pulled you over?

January 10, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Surging Deltas! Spiking Omicrons! Holy Infection Control, Batman! Eventually, there may be time to start planning for whatever disease process(es) ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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DNV: Annual surveys to continue through February, but triennial onsite

January 10, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

DNV has announced that it will conduct its annual NIAHO® surveys remotely at least through the end of February. The triennial onsite surveys will continue onsite. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Study finds racial and ethnic in-hospital mortality disparities during pandemic

February 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Health Equity, Infection Control

In a recent study of Medicare beneficiaries during the coronavirus pandemic, racial and ethnic disparities in mortality were found in COVID-19 hospitalizations and mortality disparities widened in non...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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TJC launches into 2022 with new EM standards, other changes

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Workplace safety

The Joint Commission (TJC) ended the year with a flurry of reminders about new and revised standards for 2022, many of which had either been announced before or were otherwise expected. They includ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Mental shortcuts, fallacies, and patient harm: How we make healthcare decisions drives patient outcomes

February 13, 2026

Quality & Errors

Do you ever think about how you think, or come to conclusions, or make decisions? It’s a Philosophy 101 question, but in the healthcare context it means examining how we make assumptions, skip steps, ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Double check infection control and fire safety with onsite laundry rooms

February 13, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Fire & Life Safety

Check manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU) as well as nationally recognized standards when updating your policy on the regular maintenance and cleaning of washing machines and dryers used for pat...

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Top Life Safety Code violations and how to address them

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

While there are many Life Safety Code® (LSC) violations identified throughout an accreditation survey, many of them are “low hanging fruit” and some of the most common findings, according to Lance Woo...

Medical Environment Update

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Opening a safety can of worms

February 13, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

In the 1964 classic movie Mothra versus Godzilla (released in the U.S. as Godzilla vs. the Thing), a giant egg is washed ashore in Japan after a hurricane. Godzilla finds the egg and tries to break it...

OSHA withdraws non-recordkeeping parts of first COVID-19 rule, at least for now

Supreme Court hears emergency arguments on CMS, OSHA vaccine requirements

Can you show me your EID? Do you know why I pulled you over?

DNV: Annual surveys to continue through February, but triennial onsite

Study finds racial and ethnic in-hospital mortality disparities during pandemic

TJC launches into 2022 with new EM standards, other changes

Mental shortcuts, fallacies, and patient harm: How we make healthcare decisions drives patient outcomes

Double check infection control and fire safety with onsite laundry rooms

Top Life Safety Code violations and how to address them

Opening a safety can of worms

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STET CMS & tools

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

Chapter 2: Chapter Format and Tracer Planning