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Expert: Healthcare worker burnout trending in alarming direction

February 13, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

Healthcare worker burnout has reached crisis proportions and urgent action is required to turn the tide, a national burnout expert says. Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, is chief wellness offi...

Mac's Safety Space

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Far below, where shadows fester as they grow…

December 20, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Isn’t that a jolly holiday message? So, just when you thought it couldn’t get any more stressful, our munificent friends in Chicago are bestowing y...

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Mac's Safety Space Extra: You gotta get in to get out

December 15, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant For those of you who were not tasked with traveling over Thanksgiving, but may be coming face to face with it over the next week or so (particularly i...

Medical Environment Update

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How to approach better medication management

February 13, 2026

Quality & Errors

The numbers are staggering—more than 10,000 prescription medications on the market, with many patients on more than one medication at a time (PSNet, 2019). According to a recent study by the Get the M...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Recovery: Lessons and observations after earthquakes

February 13, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

A key element of an emergency preparedness plan is assessing how the staff and facility handled the disaster at hand and what lessons were learned for the next event. In July 2019, after three eart...

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Vary your fire drills because surveyors will be checking

February 13, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Vary the start time of your quarterly fire drills by at least an hour on each shift because surveyors will be checking. And beware of establishing a pattern of scheduling drills because both The Jo...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Sepsis: Awareness has life-saving value

February 13, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Sepsis is a problem that won’t go away. Globally, one in five deaths are caused by sepsis. In U.S. hospitals, sepsis is the leading cause of death and hospital readmissions. The condition is fast acti...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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What’s up in 2022? New standards, recurring problems, and playing catchup

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In the upcoming year, surveys will include new standards, revised requirements, modified processes and procedures, and a continued focus on infection control and fire safety. However, none of that pro...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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How to implement a clinical debriefing program at health systems and hospitals

February 13, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Clinical debriefing efforts can drive several benefits at health systems and hospitals, according to the NYC Health + Hospitals presenters of a session at this week’s IHI Forum. The Agency for Heal...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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5-Part framework for workplace equity at healthcare organizations

February 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Health Equity

As part of its effort to promote joy in work at healthcare organizations, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement has adopted a framework of five guiding principles to foster workplace equity. “Wh...

Expert: Healthcare worker burnout trending in alarming direction

Far below, where shadows fester as they grow…

Mac's Safety Space Extra: You gotta get in to get out

How to approach better medication management

Recovery: Lessons and observations after earthquakes

Vary your fire drills because surveyors will be checking

Sepsis: Awareness has life-saving value

What’s up in 2022? New standards, recurring problems, and playing catchup

How to implement a clinical debriefing program at health systems and hospitals

5-Part framework for workplace equity at healthcare organizations

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