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Top 10 medical technology hazards of 2021 show impact of pandemic

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact every aspect of healthcare, and a popular annual list of health technology hazards reflects this as well. Complexity of managing medical devices with COVID...

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Lack of patient portal use could hamper COVID-19 vaccine scheduling for seniors

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Infection Control

Hospitals that use patient portals for online scheduling should beware of relying on them too heavily for scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations, a new survey suggests. In addition, the data indicates that ...

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30% of hospitals are noncompliant with CMS price transparency rule

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Unsurprisingly, more hospitals were compliant with the 300 consumer-friendly shoppable services portion of the rule than the machine-readable file portion, with 60% of hospitals complying with the sho...

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More and more hospital surveys may be onsite, depending on conditions

February 19, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As COVID-19 cases go down, your odds for on onsite reaccreditation survey might go up. While CMS is still limiting surveys in some cases, hospitals still may be subject to their regular onsite, trienn...

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When Face-to-Face isn’t an option: Exploring the future of telehealth and remote care during COVID-19 and beyond

February 12, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

This technology has been available for some time, of course, but was not nearly as widely used as it is today. How can providers make sure they have the know-how to help their patients maintain their ...

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National sepsis group adopts health equity pledge

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

"Sepsis is a huge burden on everyone. It is the No. 1 cause of death in hospitals. It is the No. 1 cost of hospitalization. It is the No. 1 cause of readmission to hospitals. Sepsis is a huge public h...

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CMS updates accrediting organizations on when to pause surveys

February 05, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

CMS tells AOs they can put surveys on hold, if necessary. But not all AOs may change current schedules. ...

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HHS says it will give 60 days’ notice before ending PHE

February 03, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

HHS says it will give states 60 days’ notice before it officially ends the COVID-19 public health emergency. ...

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Coronavirus vaccination: 4 best practices for communicating with patients

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Clinicians need to take a multipronged approach to communicating with their patients about coronavirus vaccination, a Yale New Haven Health expert says. With the COVID-19 pandemic raging across the co...

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Joint Commission issues alert to help nurses, healthcare workers with COVID-19 crisis

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

One Iowa nurse quoted in the publication explained in stark terms how the continuing onslaught of COVID-19 is pushing nurses and other frontline healthcare workers beyond physical exhaustion and infli...

Top 10 medical technology hazards of 2021 show impact of pandemic

Lack of patient portal use could hamper COVID-19 vaccine scheduling for seniors

30% of hospitals are noncompliant with CMS price transparency rule

More and more hospital surveys may be onsite, depending on conditions

When Face-to-Face isn’t an option: Exploring the future of telehealth and remote care during COVID-19 and beyond

National sepsis group adopts health equity pledge

CMS updates accrediting organizations on when to pause surveys

HHS says it will give 60 days’ notice before ending PHE

Coronavirus vaccination: 4 best practices for communicating with patients

Joint Commission issues alert to help nurses, healthcare workers with COVID-19 crisis

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