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Inside Accreditation & Quality

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ACHC reports top-cited credentialing, medical staff standards

March 13, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Policies and Procedures

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) are once again being reminded that they must have a completed credentials file for every practitioner...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Preventing common and costly water damage in healthcare

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety, Policies and Procedures

Water intrusion and accidental discharge of water are two of the leading causes of commercial property loss in the healthcare industry, according to The Hartford’s risk engineering consultants. ...

Medical Environment Update

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Scary specimen transport stories and ways to avoid them

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Specimen couriers are often overlooked when it comes to proper safety training. They perform the important role of transporting specimens for testing, but without the proper education and tools, they ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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IHI: Who bears the weight of moral injury in healthcare?

February 11, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Health Equity, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

One thing often missing from the healthcare equity conversation, Mate said, is the impact of moral injury on the well-being of providers—specifically related to the inability to treat the underlying c...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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ECRI: Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety

ECRI has published its annual report on the top patient safety concerns facing the healthcare industry. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac's Safety Space: The importance of advocacy in modern healthcare facilities management

March 20, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

What’s it all about…ASHE? ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Critical access hospitals: ACHC report spotlights deficiencies within environment of care

March 21, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Almost every critical access hospital surveyed by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care from June 1, 2021, to May 31, 2022, was cited with infection prevention and control deficiencies for not ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Hospice interpretive guidelines revised, but still waiting on hospital update

March 21, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS has revised and updated its State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix M, on interpretive guidelines for hospice Conditions of Participation (CoP) as well as surveyor training for hospice inspectors....

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CDC: healthcare facilities threatened by growing antimicrobial fungus threat

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

On March 20, the CDC released a press release warning that Candida auris (C. auris) has spread at an alarming rate between 2020-2021. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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When it comes to patient safety, ‘good enough’ is simply not

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Today, healthcare providers are primed and ready to embrace a culture of safety and quality. Within the last decade, we have seen an increasing movement toward value-based care, more initiatives withi...

ACHC reports top-cited credentialing, medical staff standards

Preventing common and costly water damage in healthcare

Scary specimen transport stories and ways to avoid them

IHI: Who bears the weight of moral injury in healthcare?

ECRI: Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns

Mac's Safety Space: The importance of advocacy in modern healthcare facilities management

Critical access hospitals: ACHC report spotlights deficiencies within environment of care

Hospice interpretive guidelines revised, but still waiting on hospital update

CDC: healthcare facilities threatened by growing antimicrobial fungus threat

When it comes to patient safety, ‘good enough’ is simply not

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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

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