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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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High court backs CMS’ vaccine mandate, but not OSHA’s

January 13, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Look for CMS and accrediting organizations to start fully enforcing the agency’s recent interim rule requiring all staff at hospitals and other healthcare facilities to be fully vaccinated against COV...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Newest PHE renewal marks entry into third year of pandemic

January 14, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

For the eighth time since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national public health emergency (PHE), the secretary of Health and Human Services has extended the declaration for another 90 days, effe...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Double check infection control and fire safety with onsite laundry rooms

January 18, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

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...

Mac's Safety Space

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Everything old is new again – lucky to have the work…

January 17, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant While it seems that most of the world is trying to wish away the pandemic, healthcare continues to “fight the good fight” in this longest of sieges. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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TJC, CMS issue guidance on COVID-19 vaccine requirement

January 17, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Update your policies on vaccines and make sure the changes are approved before your next survey now that CMS, The Joint Commission (TJC), and the other accrediting organizations are going forward with...

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Put healthcare life safety compliance training and education front and center

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

Training and education in any professional role can help individuals improve their skills and learning competencies. Training and education opportunities, however, often get sidelined by day-to-day du...

Medical Environment Update

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Sepsis: Awareness has life-saving value

February 13, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Sepsis is a problem that won’t go away. Globally, one in five deaths are caused by sepsis. In U.S. hospitals, sepsis is the leading cause of death and hospital readmissions. The condition is fast acti...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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The opioid crisis continues: Have you bolstered your health system’s drug diversion defenses yet?

February 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Health Equity, Quality & Errors

After years of decline, 2020 and 2021 saw record rises in U.S. drug overdose deaths. In the 12-month period that ended in April 2021, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses, an increase of...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Ask the Expert: Fire safety with patient laundries

January 18, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Healthcare Safety Leader asked Brad Keyes, CHSP, owner of Keyes Life Safety Compliance and a consultant and expert on the Life Safety Code®, for tips about safety and compliance with washing machines ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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All states, territories now subject to CMS COVID-19 vaccination rule

January 21, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

All U.S. states and territories are now subject to the CMS interim final rule requiring staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In a new memo to CMS state surveyors posted January 20, the ag...

High court backs CMS’ vaccine mandate, but not OSHA’s

Newest PHE renewal marks entry into third year of pandemic

Double check infection control and fire safety with onsite laundry rooms

Everything old is new again – lucky to have the work…

TJC, CMS issue guidance on COVID-19 vaccine requirement

Put healthcare life safety compliance training and education front and center

Sepsis: Awareness has life-saving value

The opioid crisis continues: Have you bolstered your health system’s drug diversion defenses yet?

Ask the Expert: Fire safety with patient laundries

All states, territories now subject to CMS COVID-19 vaccination rule

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Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

Tab 2, Dental Facility OSHA Manual- August 2023

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