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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Antibiotics market ‘fragile and failing,’ report says

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The antibiotics pipeline has dried up and the companies that make the bulk of antibiotics are facing multiple challenges, a new report from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) says. The...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Ongoing pandemic stretching health systems and hospitals to their limits

February 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

By Christopher Cheney The delta and omicron coronavirus variant surges have pushed health systems and hospitals to a breaking point, a trio of healthcare provider executives said yesterday during a...

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Is virtual reality the new reality for fire safety training?

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In 2020, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) encouraged organization leaders to examine VR as a training option because it’s a “practical, safe alternative to dangerous live fire scenarios.” Accord...

Medical Environment Update

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

February 12, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Policies and Procedures, 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, ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Safety culture and turnover

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, retaining healthcare staff has grown increasingly difficult. Between the high workload and burnout, many healthcare employees have either left or are th...

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No slow start for TJC enforcing vaccine requirements

February 15, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) surveyors have been true to their promise to begin surveying to the new COVID-19 vaccine requirement as soon as it became effective, and hospitals are already being scored f...

Mac's Safety Space

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If 1 is the loneliest number…

February 21, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I think we’ve established for the foreseeable future that the regulatory survey of the physical environment—and, by extension, how one prepares for th...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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OSHA urges action on spike in healthcare injuries, illnesses

February 12, 2026

Workplace safety

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urged healthcare employers to address a spike in workplace illnesses and injuries among their employees....

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Should you centralize credentialing through a CVO?

February 22, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

by Dom Nicastro Is it time to move toward a centralized verification organization (CVO)? Many organizations are doing so to streamline the credentialing process, reduce administrative redundancies,...

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OSHA urges action on spike in healthcare injuries, illnesses

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urged healthcare employers to address a spike in workplace illnesses and injuries among their employees. There was a 249% increase in injury an...

Antibiotics market ‘fragile and failing,’ report says

Ongoing pandemic stretching health systems and hospitals to their limits

Is virtual reality the new reality for fire safety training?

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

Q&A: Safety culture and turnover

No slow start for TJC enforcing vaccine requirements

If 1 is the loneliest number…

OSHA urges action on spike in healthcare injuries, illnesses

Should you centralize credentialing through a CVO?

OSHA urges action on spike in healthcare injuries, illnesses

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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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