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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Nurses, not policymakers, should determine appropriate staffing levels

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Healthcare Staff

Staffing is a complex decision based on the experience and clinical expertise of the nurse, care team, resources, and patient needs,” AONL said in a prepared statement. “Organizational leaders, nurse ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Misdiagnosis tied to serious harm of 795K Americans annually, study finds

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

False negative diagnoses are likely the largest source of death linked to medical errors in the United States, a new research article found. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Three ways heat can kill

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

The latest heatwaves are also sending patients to hospitals in rising numbers. It’s important for the safety of your patients and staff to know what the dangers of extreme heat are on the human body,...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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COVID-19 vaccination status checks officially retired

July 26, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS has officially retired the requirements for healthcare staff vaccination against COVID-19. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac's Safety Space: Healthcare electrical fires – more to them than you might think

July 31, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

There seems to be a recurring theme of electrical fires in hospitals this year. ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Check in with hospital pharmacists on environmental concerns with revised drug handling requirements

August 01, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Check with the hospital pharmacists and program managers overseeing implementation of the latest updates to the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) standards on what cleaning solutions they need and maintenance c...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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CMS memo tightens requirements on unannounced surveys, catching AOs and hospitals by surprise

August 01, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Keep required documents up to date and ready for surveyors, and have someone within the hospital leadership team available to come in on short notice once your hospital is within six months of its tri...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Moral injury doesn’t just happen to doctors in war zones (Q&A, Part 1)

February 11, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Healthcare Staff, Workplace safety

Moral injury is taking a mental and emotional toll on healthcare providers everywhere, from those treating refugees from the wars in Ukraine and Sudan to those at home writing prescriptions they know ...

Medical Environment Update

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OSHA: Respiratory protections, bloodborne pathogens, and hazard communication lead hospital violations

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Get your respiratory protection program up to date and make sure it’s written and enforced, because OSHA inspectors are pressing to put those violations in a category that could mean a penalty of up t...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Dealing with life’s daily crisis moments in healthcare

February 11, 2026

Workplace safety

A new survey by the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) takes a deep dive into workplace violence in healthcare, finding that 40% of the 3,155 respondents believe their staff feel comfortable addressing...

Nurses, not policymakers, should determine appropriate staffing levels

Misdiagnosis tied to serious harm of 795K Americans annually, study finds

Three ways heat can kill

COVID-19 vaccination status checks officially retired

Mac's Safety Space: Healthcare electrical fires – more to them than you might think

Check in with hospital pharmacists on environmental concerns with revised drug handling requirements

CMS memo tightens requirements on unannounced surveys, catching AOs and hospitals by surprise

Moral injury doesn’t just happen to doctors in war zones (Q&A, Part 1)

OSHA: Respiratory protections, bloodborne pathogens, and hazard communication lead hospital violations

Dealing with life’s daily crisis moments in healthcare

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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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