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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Quintuple aim: Health equity added to healthcare improvement directive

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

Health equity should be added as the fifth element of a Quintuple Aim to guide healthcare improvement efforts, a recent Viewpoint article published by JAMA says. In 2008, the Triple Aim for healthc...

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Top skills and traits of a healthcare security officer

February 12, 2026

Workplace safety

Healthcare security officers are often in a thankless position. When nothing happens, that’s a good thing. But hardly any security officers get praised when nothing happens—even though that means they...

Medical Environment Update

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Building blocks to better data

February 12, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

The one thing healthcare isn’t short on is data. The industry has data coming in from all directions, but that’s not always a perfect scenario—data that is duplicated, low quality, or siloed can prese...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Boosting quality, patient adherence while cutting costs with medication management devices

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Medication non-adherence, particularly among senior patients, is a costly problem facing the American healthcare system. This issue results in an estimated $100 billion–$290 billion in annual costs, a...

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ASPR-TRACIE collection includes information about nuclear fallout

February 24, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters

Just leaving this here in case anyone in emergency preparedness wants to know or needs a refresher: The HHS’ Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Normalizing relations – a step in a good direction…

February 28, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

A few weeks ago, the good folks at CMS revised their take on how they were going to be surveying organizations relative to their handling of COVID-19 as a specific focus. Much as the adoption of emerg...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Expert resources and tips for vaccine mandate compliance

February 01, 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...

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Avoid deficiencies for COVID-19 staff vaccinations with tracking, documentation

February 01, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com) Understand who is supposed to be vaccinated and when, and establish a way to securely track and update your list of vaccinated staff as you anticipat...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Explore using digital dashboards to help with facilities management

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

One of the hardest parts of being a facilities manager can be keeping track of policies, procedures, logs, maintenance, equipment checks, and other documents that can mean the difference between a suc...

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For children hospitalized with COVID-19, factors identified for progression to severe illness

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

Demographic characteristics, preexisting comorbidities, and vital sign and laboratory values at the time of hospitalization indicate which children with COVID-19 are at higher risk of severe illness, ...

Quintuple aim: Health equity added to healthcare improvement directive

Top skills and traits of a healthcare security officer

Building blocks to better data

Boosting quality, patient adherence while cutting costs with medication management devices

ASPR-TRACIE collection includes information about nuclear fallout

Normalizing relations – a step in a good direction…

Expert resources and tips for vaccine mandate compliance

Avoid deficiencies for COVID-19 staff vaccinations with tracking, documentation

Explore using digital dashboards to help with facilities management

For children hospitalized with COVID-19, factors identified for progression to severe illness

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OSHA Dental Facilities Update - November 2023

OSHA Medical Facilities Update - November 2023

Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

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