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Antibiotic stewardship updates from Joint Commission effective January 1, 2023

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Robert Campbell, PharmD, BCSCP, director of Medication Management and of TJC’s Standards Interpretation Group, gave a presentation about the antibiotic stewardship standards at TJC’s annual Executive ...

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IHI Forum: Berwick says ‘One of the problems in healthcare is greed’

February 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Health Equity

The focus on profits in U.S. healthcare is “damaging,” Institute for Healthcare Improvement President Emeritus and Senior Fellow Donald Berwick, MD, said during last week’s IHI Forum in Orlando, Flori...

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Joint Commission eliminates use of ‘licensed independent practitioner’

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) will no longer use the term “licensed independent practitioner” in its hospital and critical access hospital standards. Starting February 19, 2023, the term “licensed practi...

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Holiday decorations can cost a lot if it comes with a citation

December 07, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Careful with those holiday decorations. They can bring joy, but too much joy can also bring a citation from CMS, accrediting organizations or the fire marshal’s office. ...

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CMS urges hospitals to take violence prevention steps

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Recommended steps to prevent workplace violence in hospitals include ensuring workers receive adequate training, having sufficient staffing levels, providing ongoing assessment of patients and residen...

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Meet mpox; World Health Organization renames monkeypox virus

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Health Equity

On November 28, The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it would start referring to the monkeypox virus as “mpox,” in an attempt to stymie racist and stigmatizing associations. ...

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CMS posts reminder to maintain COVID-19, flu protections

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS wants hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers, “especially those delivering care in congregate care settings,” to protect patients against the transmission of COVID-19 and influenz...

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Tackling nursing’s trifecta of challenges

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Healthcare Staff

An aging and retiring nurse workforce, burnout from the pandemic, and a rapidly greying Baby Boomer population have created a trifecta of staffing challenges across the healthcare space, but one nurse...

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Dartmouth Health leads effort to address rural healthcare disparities

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Health Equity

Rural residents face unique challenges to accessing healthcare such as far-flung geography, according to Dartmouth Health. ...

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RSV rates rise, pose threat to children

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

“Tripledemic” is not a word anyone wanted in their lexicon, but it’s one being used to describe a triple threat of respiratory disease this winter—COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus ...

Antibiotic stewardship updates from Joint Commission effective January 1, 2023

IHI Forum: Berwick says ‘One of the problems in healthcare is greed’

Joint Commission eliminates use of ‘licensed independent practitioner’

Holiday decorations can cost a lot if it comes with a citation

CMS urges hospitals to take violence prevention steps

Meet mpox; World Health Organization renames monkeypox virus

CMS posts reminder to maintain COVID-19, flu protections

Tackling nursing’s trifecta of challenges

Dartmouth Health leads effort to address rural healthcare disparities

RSV rates rise, pose threat to children

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