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Study: Patient photos in electronic records reduce medical errors

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

It’s never been easier to take and send photos these days. Healthcare providers can use that fact to prevent patient harm. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAM...

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How healthcare workers can prepare for the unexpected

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety

When 9/11 took place, NYC healthcare facilities were thrown into chaos trying to establish communication and coordination during the biggest terrorist attack in U.S. history. Many thought their clinic...

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Q&A: Water fixture infection control

December 19, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

It’s common knowledge that healthcare water systems can be a source of healthcare-acquired infections (HAI) if not cleaned properly. Just ask any of the facilities that found themselves dealing with a...

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Q&A: Water fixture maintenance

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Showerheads, faucets, and spigots: Maintaining them and keeping them operating smoothly is key to both savings for your healthcare facility and care quality for your patients. Plus, if you don’t, C...

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, February 2021

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Infection Control

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for a Basic of Platinum membership to gain access to all Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditat...

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Becoming a Legionella prevention expert: Get certified on ASSE 12080

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Healthcare providers can now sign up for a ASSE training course on core water pathogen competencies such as environmental testing, risk assessment, water safety and management programs, mitigation and...

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How patient safety will evolve in a post-COVID-19 world

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Infection Control

As the fight against COVID-19 presses on, patient safety remains a key focus in healthcare conversations around the world. In March 2020, the pandemic forced healthcare providers to quickly pivot exis...

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Air control equals infection control: Fine tune your internal air quality to slow the spread and growth of bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens

December 19, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Finding ways to improve your HVAC systems can be difficult, particularly with the financial strain that many healthcare organizations find themselves in. But there are some simple steps to improve you...

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Achieving zero preventable deaths: One hospital’s journey

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

At CHOC’s Quality Committee meeting in 2015, CHOC deliberately shifted its established goal from “reducing hospital-acquired conditions” to “achieving zero preventable deaths.” This goal became one of...

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Eyewash stations, documentation biggest challenge for HFAP labs in 2020

December 19, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Clinical laboratories surveyed under HFAP standards in 2020 showed improvements over the top deficiencies identified in earlier years, in a time when “clinical laboratories in all settings managed hig...

Study: Patient photos in electronic records reduce medical errors

How healthcare workers can prepare for the unexpected

Q&A: Water fixture infection control

Q&A: Water fixture maintenance

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, February 2021

Becoming a Legionella prevention expert: Get certified on ASSE 12080

How patient safety will evolve in a post-COVID-19 world

Air control equals infection control: Fine tune your internal air quality to slow the spread and growth of bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens

Achieving zero preventable deaths: One hospital’s journey

Eyewash stations, documentation biggest challenge for HFAP labs in 2020

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