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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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One more time, with feeling: PHE for COVID-19 renewed

July 15, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The COVID-19 public health emergency is extended through October 13. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Everyone’s a risk wrangler

July 18, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health

It seems that every week when I look for topics upon which to pontificate, I periodically try to find things that don’t (necessarily) focus on the whole risk assessment thing and I have come to the in...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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ICYMI: CMS issues flurry of QSO updates in late May, June

July 19, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS issued several Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) memos in late May and early June, including two updating COVID-19 survey requirements and another updating the State Operations Manual Ap...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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CMS revises exemptions for annual full-scale exercise—again

July 19, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

For the third time, CMS has revised its June 2021 Quality, Safety & Oversight group memo on exemptions for full-scale exercises of emergency management plans during pandemic operations. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CMS proposes to cut audio-only telehealth coverage

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed dropping Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth services once the Covid-19 public health emergency is over. The proposal imperils ...

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The inside scoop from a Life Safety Code surveyor

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

It can be harrowing when a surveyor and their team arrive at your facility. Even though you’ve spent a good chunk of time getting ready for the survey, you’ll undoubtedly still feel like you’ve left s...

Medical Environment Update

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Crafting an effective health message, Part 1: Applying lessons learned from HIV prevention

February 12, 2026

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

It’s the 21st century, and the importance of communication cannot be understated. Crafting an effective message is key for so many patient safety and accreditation compliance challenges, whether it’s ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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What makes a healthcare organization ‘Future Ready’?

February 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

A recent piece in Harvard Business Review discussed the concept of what makes an organization “future ready”: using the right technology and leadership to prepare for a quality future. Surprisingly, t...

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Heat waves and body bags: Have a plan for keeping patients cool

July 20, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety

Check your patient transportation procedures and HVAC systems, and count your body bags. You might need both before the end of this brutal summer. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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At the time of writing we were on the brink…

July 25, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Anyone who thought that COVID19 would be appearing in the rearview mirror as we sped down the highway of life came face-to-face with a double dose of double-downing as the Secretary of Health and Huma...

One more time, with feeling: PHE for COVID-19 renewed

Everyone’s a risk wrangler

ICYMI: CMS issues flurry of QSO updates in late May, June

CMS revises exemptions for annual full-scale exercise—again

CMS proposes to cut audio-only telehealth coverage

The inside scoop from a Life Safety Code surveyor

Crafting an effective health message, Part 1: Applying lessons learned from HIV prevention

What makes a healthcare organization ‘Future Ready’?

Heat waves and body bags: Have a plan for keeping patients cool

At the time of writing we were on the brink…

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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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