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Medical Environment Update

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Healthcare’s role in community outreach during COVID-19

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Health Equity, Infection Control

Well over 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, taking stock of lessons learned and next steps can be a challenge. The industry has encountered a lot in a very compressed time frame, so focusing on sp...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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DNV resumes all annual surveys onsite and unannounced

March 23, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As of May 2, DNV Healthcare will resume doing all its annual NIAHO® surveys onsite and unannounced now that COVID-19 rates are going down. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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OSHA reopens limited comment on COVID-19 healthcare workers standard

March 24, 2022

Infection Control, Workplace safety

OSHA is asking for new comments on proposed revisions to a possible standard to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 exposure after getting pushback on the original. You can also put your name in ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Striking compliance gold – but first, you gotta drill…

March 28, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I promise that this one will be on the briefer side of things, but sometimes a straightforward approach can work out pretty well. As part of a gene...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Put healthcare life safety compliance training and education front and center

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

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...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Guest columnist: Asking the wrong safety questions

February 12, 2026

Many years ago, I was hired to perform a safety audit for a laboratory. As I walked through one department, an employee asked what I was doing. When I remarked that I was looking for safety issues to ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Former nurse’s criminal conviction will have a ‘chilling effect’ on healthcare

February 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Health Equity, Healthcare Staff, Quality & Errors

The conviction of former Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught for gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent homicide will have a “chilling effect” on the culture of safety in healthcare, Robyn Begle...

Medical Environment Update

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Staffing shortages aren’t just a business problem, they’re a patient safety threat

February 12, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

Since 2020, the healthcare industry has lost nearly half a million workers, exacerbating staffing shortages that existed prior to the start of the pandemic. One of the hardest-hit areas is the pharmac...

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Excerpt: Soaring to Success - The Path to Developing High-Reliability Clinical Teams

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CRM has two main parts. The first deals with teamwork and communication and covers the interpersonal and social aspects of the working environment. The second deals with human factors and situational ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Key trends and cautionary tales: Staffing shortages and patient safety

February 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Health Equity, Healthcare Staff, Quality & Errors

Ask any healthcare executive to name the biggest issue that will demand their attention in 2022, and the response will be staffing shortages and their impact on patient safety. Those focused on improv...

Healthcare’s role in community outreach during COVID-19

DNV resumes all annual surveys onsite and unannounced

OSHA reopens limited comment on COVID-19 healthcare workers standard

Striking compliance gold – but first, you gotta drill…

Put healthcare life safety compliance training and education front and center

Guest columnist: Asking the wrong safety questions

Former nurse’s criminal conviction will have a ‘chilling effect’ on healthcare

Staffing shortages aren’t just a business problem, they’re a patient safety threat

Excerpt: Soaring to Success - The Path to Developing High-Reliability Clinical Teams

Key trends and cautionary tales: Staffing shortages and patient safety

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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

Chapter 2: Chapter Format and Tracer Planning