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Reusing N95 masks

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Workplace safety

“Only respirator manufacturers can reliably provide guidance on how to decontaminate their specific models of FFRs.” ...

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, May 2020

April 12, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter ...

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University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics policy: Cleaning of toys

April 12, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Use this policy, shared courtesy of Lynda Bailey, RN, BSN, CSHA, accreditation specialist for quality and patient safety at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, as a starting place to review ...

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Top 10 patient safety concerns for 2020

April 12, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

While all the headlines have been (justifiably) about the 2019 novel coronavirus, healthcare providers must keep in mind that it isn’t the sole danger to patients. Missed diagnoses, maternal health co...

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Coronavirus: Tiered staffing recommended to bolster critical care

April 12, 2026

Quality & Errors, Workplace safety, Infection Control

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is recommending a tiered staffing model for hospitals opening new ICUs in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To avoid rationing of c...

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Four ways you haven’t thought about using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

April 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has finally come of age. Like a lonely teenager who once struggled to make connections with a broader network of friends and was bound by strict p...

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Why you need to know if a patient uses cannabis

March 10, 2020

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Cannabis use is need-to-know information before prescribing other medications, particularly anesthesia, heart medicines, and drugs processed by the liver. ...

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Coronavirus and preparing for the worst

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

Preparing for a worldwide pandemic, especially when you don’t know how fast it will spread or how serious its consequences will be, is one of the hardest things that healthcare workers do. ...

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The Joint Commission seeks to reduce maternal deaths

March 24, 2020

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued guidance and an alert to hospitals to help prevent what it calls a shocking number of women who die from typically preventable pregnancy complications. The acc...

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Risk management and the transgender hospital admission

April 12, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

How should hospital admissions of transgender persons—which we readily acknowledge is an imprecise umbrella term—be addressed to ensure fair and equal treatment, respect patient autonomy, and provide ...

Reusing N95 masks

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, May 2020

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics policy: Cleaning of toys

Top 10 patient safety concerns for 2020

Coronavirus: Tiered staffing recommended to bolster critical care

Four ways you haven’t thought about using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

Why you need to know if a patient uses cannabis

Coronavirus and preparing for the worst

The Joint Commission seeks to reduce maternal deaths

Risk management and the transgender hospital admission

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