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Q&A with Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, chief nursing officer

February 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, has served as the chief nursing officer for Vocera since January 2014. Previously, she was vice president and business manager for Fresenius Kabi USA, was responsible f...

Medical Environment Update

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Three secrets regarding contamination in the laboratory

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety

Pete picked up a rack of specimens that needed to be delivered to the serology lab across the hall. He wore gloves because he was handling specimens, and he pushed the lab exit door open using the kno...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Race and rare disease

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Health Equity, Quality & Errors

It takes five years and up to seven clinicians on average to get a rare disease correctly diagnosed. It can be even more difficult if you’re a person of color, says Tammy Boyd, MPH, JD, chief policy o...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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OSHA to conduct return inspections at hospitals with previous COVID-19 citations

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Workplace safety

If your hospital or skilled nursing facility has faced an OSHA citation or even a complaint investigation because of possible employee exposures to COVID-19, get ready: OSHA may be coming back soon. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Sometimes when you smell something…

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Workplace safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I guess this is all part of the “return to normalcy” program upon which we are (seemingly) currently embarked, but it does appear that the regulatory ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Fire control reminder: If you smell something, say something

March 15, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Remind staff that they must initiate a fire alarm if they see evidence of a fire—even if they don’t see any active flames. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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CMS warns they expect vaccine requirements to be enforced or will impose penalties on states

March 15, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

One way or another, CMS is promising states that it will enforce its recent interim final rule requiring hospital and other healthcare staff caring for COVID-19 patients to be fully vaccinated. CMS pu...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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10 recommendations to improve pandemic preparedness

February 12, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

Federal, state, and local policy makers have a lot of work to do to prepare the country for the next pandemic, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) says in a ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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OSHA ups inspections at healthcare facilities treating COVID patients

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Workplace safety

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced an enforcement memorandum for a short-term increase in highly focused inspections directed at hospita...

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Visitor management, COVID-19 impact, and more pressing matters

February 12, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Lauris Freidenfelds has been in the healthcare security arena long enough to recognize it’s not about turning security team members into law enforcement agents. The two aren’t equivalent and never wil...

Q&A with Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, chief nursing officer

Three secrets regarding contamination in the laboratory

Q&A: Race and rare disease

OSHA to conduct return inspections at hospitals with previous COVID-19 citations

Sometimes when you smell something…

Fire control reminder: If you smell something, say something

CMS warns they expect vaccine requirements to be enforced or will impose penalties on states

10 recommendations to improve pandemic preparedness

OSHA ups inspections at healthcare facilities treating COVID patients

Visitor management, COVID-19 impact, and more pressing matters

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