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Medical Environment Update

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Q&A: Biorisk and biosecurity management in the laboratory

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Biorisk and biosecurity management protects lab workers and the communities they work in from the unintended, or intended, release of biological agents. The importance of this cannot be overstated, gi...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Customizing team-based care

February 11, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Jeff Salvon-Harman, MD, CPE, CPPS, vice president at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, spoke with PSMJ about how to create a team-based care model that works best for your hospital, clinic, or...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Create safe, inclusive care environments for transgender and gender-nonconforming patients

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

Concerning results from a poll of transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) youth show that nearly one-third of respondents report not feeling safe to go to the doctor or hospital when they are sick...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Florida healthcare facility cited for nearly 200 workplace violence incidents in 2022

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced “shocking” findings of a workplace safety investigation into a behavioral health and substance disorder facility in Jacksonville, Fla...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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The pigs are sick; Swine flu reported at Michigan fair

February 11, 2026

Infection Control

An familiar and unpleasant virus reared its head last week at the Oakland County Fair in Michigan, where several pigs tested positive for influenza A virus, the causative agent of swine flu. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: Fables of the preconstruction risk assessment

July 24, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

Now that all is (presumably) moving towards whatever normalcy is going to be within our grasp, I wanted to loop back on what could be a critical process as we start to build into the future: The preco...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Roundup: Survey tips, changes, and news

July 25, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced staff members are no longer required to wear a mask during surveys and that standards revisions continue. ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Drug Diversion Prevention book excerpt: Video surveillance

July 25, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

An important part of the diversion prevention and detection initiatives of any institution is limiting access to controlled drugs through physical security measures and instituting measures that allow...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Customer service to promote better behavioral healthcare

February 11, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

For the good of providers and patients, behavioral healthcare facilities need to prioritize good customer service, says Kevin Ann Huckshorn, PhD, MSN, RN, ICADC, a licensed and certified mental health...

Medical Environment Update

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Create disaster kits to provide staff items they may need in an emergency

February 11, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Workplace safety

Create easy to store and quick to move disaster kits to provide staff items they may need in an emergency. ...

Q&A: Biorisk and biosecurity management in the laboratory

Q&A: Customizing team-based care

Create safe, inclusive care environments for transgender and gender-nonconforming patients

Florida healthcare facility cited for nearly 200 workplace violence incidents in 2022

The pigs are sick; Swine flu reported at Michigan fair

Mac’s Safety Space: Fables of the preconstruction risk assessment

Roundup: Survey tips, changes, and news

Drug Diversion Prevention book excerpt: Video surveillance

Q&A: Customer service to promote better behavioral healthcare

Create disaster kits to provide staff items they may need in an emergency

Resource/w tools selected

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