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Mac's Safety Space

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Baby Love – The Supremes Tackle the Tough Questions…

January 10, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I hope you’ll forgive me if I cheat a little bit this week; living in the Boston area, the meteorological folks have kicked things into high gear with...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Review your COVID-19 staff vaccine plan against CMS memo

February 01, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Depending on what state your hospital or healthcare system is in and when you face your regularly scheduled survey, you might have weeks or only days to come into compliance with CMS’ interim final ru...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Work on COVID-19 worker protections ahead of OSHA scrutiny

February 01, 2022

Infection Control, Workplace safety

OSHA’s two COVID-19-related emergency temporary standards (ETS) requiring specific worker protections as well as vaccinations are both on hold for now but you may still be held responsible for those w...

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IAHSS Q&A on Executive Protection Guideline 06.03

February 13, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

The International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) has released its Executive Protection Guideline 06.03. As of January 2022, it was in the process of finalizing the guidance. ...

Medical Environment Update

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Points of origin

February 13, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety, Infection Control

After two years of watching and waiting, I have been infected with the COVID-19 virus. I realize that this is nothing special. Millions of others have caught the virus, and some have had a far more de...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Medication reconciliation: Prescriptions from multiple providers provide room for error

February 13, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The importance of medication reconciliation is obvious. When taken together, certain medicine combinations can cause harmful effects. Therefore, keeping an updated record of all the medicines a patien...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Opioid use disorder plays significant role in many sepsis cases

February 13, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The Sepsis Alliance is highlighting the intersection of sepsis and opioid use disorders. Sepsis develops in response to infection, and can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. Sepsis is th...

Mac's Safety Space

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It never really ends, does it…

February 07, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Concept-wise, this week’s topic is rather limited, but there is a little bit of ground to cover. I am hopeful that this is no news for most of you, bu...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CMS eases use of COVID-19 survey tool, visitor requirements

February 07, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS is lifting an almost two-year-old requirement for surveyors to use a COVID-19 focused infection control tool (FIC) as it reviews acute and continuing care facilities during surveys. Visitor restri...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Rely on CMS memos to keep updated on CoP expectations

February 08, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Expect hospital accrediting organizations to continue to update their standards, especially to align more with the language in CMS Conditions of Participation. ...

Baby Love – The Supremes Tackle the Tough Questions…

Review your COVID-19 staff vaccine plan against CMS memo

Work on COVID-19 worker protections ahead of OSHA scrutiny

IAHSS Q&A on Executive Protection Guideline 06.03

Points of origin

Medication reconciliation: Prescriptions from multiple providers provide room for error

Opioid use disorder plays significant role in many sepsis cases

It never really ends, does it…

CMS eases use of COVID-19 survey tool, visitor requirements

Rely on CMS memos to keep updated on CoP expectations

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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