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Cybersecurity company finds vulnerabilities in hospital robots

April 12, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology

An autonomous robot commonly used in hospitals to transport medication and other supplies from room to room could be hacked and used to spy on patients and staff, according to a New York-based healthc...

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Mandatory hospital sepsis protocols save thousands of lives

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

The establishment of mandatory sepsis protocols at all hospitals in New York State is estimated to have saved more than 16,000 lives between 2015 and 2019, according to the New York State Department o...

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Overwhelming hardship wrought by the pandemic created 'moral distress' in frontline nurses

April 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Infection Control

Nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic suffered overwhelmingly from "moral distress," says a new study from researchers at DePaul University’s School of Nursing in Chicago. The study's pur...

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ASHE revamps construction ICRA to make it more specific, user friendly

April 28, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Infection Control

The infection control risk assessment (ICRA) for construction and renovation projects is updated to make it more user friendly and specific. ...

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Clinical trial focuses on remote monitoring of cancer patients

April 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Cybersecurity & Technology

A Colorado health system is testing the feasibility of remote patient monitoring for the early detection of febrile neutropenia, a common, life-threatening complication of cancer therapy that is typic...

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RaDonda Vaught sentenced to 3-year probation for medication error death

April 12, 2026

Health Equity, Quality & Errors

RaDonda Vaught, the former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse who accidentally gave a patient a fatal dose of the wrong medicine, was sentenced to three years of supervised probation with no j...

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Quarter of physicians report experiencing mistreatment at work

April 12, 2026

Health Equity, Workplace safety

A survey of physicians found that a significant proportion of the clinicians had experienced mistreatment in the prior year, with patients and visitors the most common source of abuse, a new research ...

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Leapfrog Group: 33% of U.S. hospitals earn “A” grade for patient safety

April 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

The Leapfrog Group conducted an analysis of 2,844 U.S. hospitals, and one-third of the facilities earned an “A” grade for patient safety. Patient safety has been a pressing issue in healthcare sinc...

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DNV updates requirements on medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine

May 04, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Check any medical exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccination that your facility approved before the CMS requirements for hospitals went into effect to ensure they are compliant, advised DNV Healthcare o...

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CMS approves TJC as an AO for another 3 years

April 29, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS approved The Joint Commission’s hospital accreditation program for another three years, through July 15, 2025. ...

Cybersecurity company finds vulnerabilities in hospital robots

Mandatory hospital sepsis protocols save thousands of lives

Overwhelming hardship wrought by the pandemic created 'moral distress' in frontline nurses

ASHE revamps construction ICRA to make it more specific, user friendly

Clinical trial focuses on remote monitoring of cancer patients

RaDonda Vaught sentenced to 3-year probation for medication error death

Quarter of physicians report experiencing mistreatment at work

Leapfrog Group: 33% of U.S. hospitals earn “A” grade for patient safety

DNV updates requirements on medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine

CMS approves TJC as an AO for another 3 years

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