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Medical Environment Update

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November 11, 2020

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Heating and cooling in the extreme

February 13, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Health Equity, Cybersecurity & Technology

When it gets too hot or cold in most buildings, you’re expected to put on a jacket, turn on a fan, or just deal with it. That’s not an option for healthcare facilities and laboratories, which must mai...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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First time compliance manager? Here are some behind-the-scenes tips

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Understanding the ins and outs of accreditation and compliance can be overwhelming for first time managers. Maybe someone took time to explain the job. Or maybe they just pointed at a manual and said,...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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ATA Seeks Telehealth PHE Measures ‘At Least Through 2022’

February 13, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology

Telehealth stakeholders are asking the Biden Administration to provide guidance on the anticipated end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency while also calling for the extension of the PHE and its t...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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OSHA Cites Nursing Facility Under COVID-19 ETS

February 13, 2026

Workplace safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a Bloomingdale, Illinois, nursing facility with violations of the agency’s COVID-19 healthcare emergency temporary standard (ETS). OSHA c...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Huddles, Handoffs, and Heedfulness are Key to Preventing Harm to Patients

February 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The most effective tool for patient safety? Frequent and thorough communication throughout each shift, says Andrea Truex, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer of Englewood (Florida) Community Hospital, whic...

Mac's Safety Space

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You probably already knew this…

February 13, 2026

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I know we talked a bit about fire drills not so long ago, but somehow I seem to have missed this particular “clarification” while I was dodging the C...

Medical Environment Update

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Medical Environment Update, November 2021

November 02, 2021

Workplace safety

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, November 2021

February 13, 2026

Patient Safety

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for a Basic of Platinum membership to gain access to all Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditat...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, November 2021

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for a Basic of Platinum membership to gain access to all Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditati...

test 2020 Medical Environment Update file

Heating and cooling in the extreme

First time compliance manager? Here are some behind-the-scenes tips

ATA Seeks Telehealth PHE Measures ‘At Least Through 2022’

OSHA Cites Nursing Facility Under COVID-19 ETS

Huddles, Handoffs, and Heedfulness are Key to Preventing Harm to Patients

You probably already knew this…

Medical Environment Update, November 2021

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, November 2021

Inside Accreditation and Quality, November 2021

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OSHA Dental Facilities Update - November 2023

OSHA Medical Facilities Update - November 2023

Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

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