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The dangers of violence are still here: Realities, risks, and prevention

February 13, 2026

Workplace safety

Violence against healthcare workers still persists, despite many efforts to combat it. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the incidence of violence-related healthcare worker injuries h...

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Reasons for prescription non-adherence are complicated

February 13, 2026

Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Taking medicine as prescribed is crucial for maintaining health, particularly for patients with chronic illnesses like diabetes, hypertension, or mental health issues. While education and trust are im...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Healthcare leaders identify top digital transformation priorities

February 13, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors

While the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how huge a role technology can play in making the care process more efficient and convenient, simply revving up patient engagement tactics fall short of satisfy...

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HHS extends COVID-19 PHE another 90 days

July 20, 2021

The 90 days is up on October 18, but could be extended again. HHS has promised to give states at least 60-days notice before lifting the PHE, which allows among other things waivers or flexibility on ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Maybe this time we should do things a little differently

July 26, 2021

Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant This may be a “me” thing, but it seems to me that I’ve seen a lot of annual evaluations recently that only minimally make note of organizational respo...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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AHA supports mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers

July 22, 2021

Policies and Procedures, Infection Control

The American Hospital Association is supporting mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare personnel. It is also offering hospitals and health systems public service announcements and other resource m...

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COVID-19 long-haulers: Neuroplasticity and treating chronic illness

February 13, 2026

We’ve all heard the stories: A patient comes down with COVID-19 and recovers, but not completely. Lingering symptoms plague them long after the virus itself is gone. It’s believed that this condition,...

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Update SOCs for off-campus buildings as TJC targets business occupancies

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Be sure your facility electronic Statement of Conditions™ (eSOC) and Basic Building Information (eBBI) are up to date with accurate business occupancy information. Expect life safety (LS) surveyors to...

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Nurses urge CDC to reinstate universal masking

February 13, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Workplace safety

The United States is seeing a 16% increase in daily new cases over the previous week and more than 40 states have an increase in daily new cases over the previous two weeks as well as 25 states seeing...

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Stroke benchmarks during COVID: HFAP releases latest report

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

HFAP, a brand of the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), issued its annual benchmarking report on stroke programs recently, which demonstrated COVID-19’s impact on these programs. HFAP co...

The dangers of violence are still here: Realities, risks, and prevention

Reasons for prescription non-adherence are complicated

Healthcare leaders identify top digital transformation priorities

HHS extends COVID-19 PHE another 90 days

Maybe this time we should do things a little differently

AHA supports mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers

COVID-19 long-haulers: Neuroplasticity and treating chronic illness

Update SOCs for off-campus buildings as TJC targets business occupancies

Nurses urge CDC to reinstate universal masking

Stroke benchmarks during COVID: HFAP releases latest report

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