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Healthcare Safety Leader

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Monkeypox: CDC updates guidance for handling lab specimens, waste

August 02, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Ensure staff know how to handle laboratory specimens as well as hazardous medical waste associated with suspected monkeypox patients. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Leapfrog makes recommendations to reduce diagnostic errors at hospitals

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors

In 2021, Leapfrog convened a National Advisory Group of medical experts to evaluate diagnostic practices in hospitals and to develop the first-of-its-kind report to improve diagnostic safety—Recognizi...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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AMA survey cites patient concerns with data security

February 12, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Health Equity

More than 92% of patients say privacy is a right and their health data should not be available for purchase, the survey finds. Savvy Cooperative surveyed 1,000 patients at the start of 2022 for the...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Using technology to improve observation rates and drive appropriate admissions

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

For all their advantages, EHRs aren’t so good at detecting changes in patient status that separate those being observed and those who end up admitted. Nursing staff are often left to comb and click th...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Pneumonia guidelines updated for 2022

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

It’s time to review and revamp your pneumonia prevention policies. A collaboration of healthcare organizations has updated their pneumonia prevention and care guidelines for the first time in eight ye...

Medical Environment Update

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Lab safety in seconds

February 12, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety

I am often asked how somebody responsible for laboratory safety, yet with other duties to fulfill, can do the job well. Today’s labs have tight staffing, tight budgeting, and a score of regulatory dut...

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Q&A with Paul Calderwood on fire safety and prevention, LSC compliance

February 12, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety

Paul Calderwood is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, a Certified Fire Protection Specialist, a Certified Fire Plans Examiner, and a certified Fire Inspector and Instructor. He holds a maste...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Monkeypox officially declared public health emergency

August 04, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As cases climb, the U.S. declares monkeypox the second public health emergency in less than three years. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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What does one do in the meantime…

February 12, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

...Interim Life Safety Measures and the art of the impairment. ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Check utility controls, labels as surveyors highlight improper storage of medical supplies

August 09, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Physical environment, Infection Control

Regularly check the humidity and temperature in storage areas for sterile supplies to ensure you are meeting requirements outlined in NFPA 99-2012 and highlighted in a recent Quick Safety alert from T...

Monkeypox: CDC updates guidance for handling lab specimens, waste

Leapfrog makes recommendations to reduce diagnostic errors at hospitals

AMA survey cites patient concerns with data security

Using technology to improve observation rates and drive appropriate admissions

Pneumonia guidelines updated for 2022

Lab safety in seconds

Q&A with Paul Calderwood on fire safety and prevention, LSC compliance

Monkeypox officially declared public health emergency

What does one do in the meantime…

Check utility controls, labels as surveyors highlight improper storage of medical supplies

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STET CMS & tools

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