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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Using technology and efficiency to lessen burnout

February 11, 2026

Healthcare Staff, Cybersecurity & Technology

When the healthcare industry examines ever-growing burnout and staffing shortages, EHRs continue to top the list of reasons clinicians find themselves frustrated enough to step away. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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NIOSH: Healthcare workers most injured by sharps

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

Most sharps injuries—84%—occur among healthcare workers, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) confirmed in a recently released analysis. Injuries from a needle or other sh...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Joint Commission to launch sustainability certification program in 2024 for hospitals

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Facilities can start working toward certification immediately and apply on January 1, 2024, or fill out a pre-application form before the formal launch date. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: Egress and the art of mobility

September 25, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Thoughts on the introduction of technology as a function of mobile units (CT, PET MRI, etc.) and how those arrangements might come into play as a function of fire response plans, egress and any other ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Executive Briefing 2023: TJC to increase focus on health equity, environmental sustainability, and staff support

September 26, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In the coming year, hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission will see more on-site complaint surveys, plus more focus on their progress regarding health equity and environmental sustainability. Bu...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Greenhouse gas emissions: The carbon is coming from inside the hospital

February 11, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Health Equity

The American healthcare sector produces an estimated 8.5% of the country’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and accounts for 25% of global health sector emissions—the highest proportion attributab...

Medical Environment Update

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Making better outcomes: How team-based care fits into high reliability

February 11, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

“Often the work drives us together, but again, then it gets to that difference between ‘we connect when we have to because the work demands it’ versus ‘we’re intentional in the team construct and we m...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Aligning community school district initiatives with healthcare

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Health Equity

One of the best ways for community schools to implement healthcare solutions is to work with an education-focused healthcare provider in their area. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Recruiting and retaining nurses: A critical challenge facing the healthcare industry

February 11, 2026

Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

Recruiting, staffing, and retaining nurses who are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced is an evergreen concern for healthcare organizations. As the demographic makeup of the U.S. nursing populatio...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Book excerpt: Miscellaneous aspects of the Life Safety Code

September 26, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Important aspects of Life Safety Code® compliance that are important to be aware of come survey time. ...

Using technology and efficiency to lessen burnout

NIOSH: Healthcare workers most injured by sharps

Joint Commission to launch sustainability certification program in 2024 for hospitals

Mac’s Safety Space: Egress and the art of mobility

Executive Briefing 2023: TJC to increase focus on health equity, environmental sustainability, and staff support

Greenhouse gas emissions: The carbon is coming from inside the hospital

Making better outcomes: How team-based care fits into high reliability

Aligning community school district initiatives with healthcare

Recruiting and retaining nurses: A critical challenge facing the healthcare industry

Book excerpt: Miscellaneous aspects of the Life Safety Code

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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