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Mac's Safety Space

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It’s these little things, they can pull you under…

February 13, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I guess this week’s entry (as it appears that Spring is actually going to spring) falls into the “a little bit of this, a little bit of that” category...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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10 steps to becoming a high-reliability hospital from Truman Medical Center

March 16, 2021

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

By the end of the study, Truman reported that its patient outcomes had improved, low-harm errors were being reported more often, and that quality improvement education had become self-sustaining withi...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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How Truman became a high reliability hospital: The three-year program to build a safety culture

February 13, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

What does it take to turn an already well-performing hospital into a high reliability organization (HRO)? In 2016, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) decided to undertake a three-year project to...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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OIG finds fire safety, emergency prep deficiencies at LTC facilities

February 13, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

If your healthcare system accreditation is tied to a long-term care facility or nursing home, be aware that the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is still going state b...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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NCSA on Cybersecurity: ‘Update, Update, Update’

February 13, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Cybersecurity & Technology

NCSA executive director Kelvin Coleman recently spoke with HealthLeaders about the continuing threat posed by criminals who see healthcare continuing to be one of the biggest, most lucrative targets f...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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TJC to begin unannounced survey visits again

March 10, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission says it will start unannounced surveys again, as of March 15. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Folks back home surely have called off the search…

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant We knew it was going to happen eventually, but our friends in Chicago have made it official (just in time for the implementation of Daylight Savings T...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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What you need to know about TJC's 2021 Survey Activity Guide

March 08, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission's updated Survey Activity Guide is finally online. Here are some tips on what the changes mean for you. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Physician burnout reaches new heights during COVID-19 pandemic

February 13, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

If there is one lesson to be taken from 2020, it’s that waiting until a problem evolves into a crisis is an exceedingly bad idea. While the world still deals with the effect of COVID-19, there are man...

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Rate our newsletters! What do you think about IAQ & PSMJ?

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

This is Brian Ward and A.J. Plunkett, editors of Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditation & Quality and we are looking for feedback on our newsletters: what we're doing well, what w...

It’s these little things, they can pull you under…

10 steps to becoming a high-reliability hospital from Truman Medical Center

How Truman became a high reliability hospital: The three-year program to build a safety culture

OIG finds fire safety, emergency prep deficiencies at LTC facilities

NCSA on Cybersecurity: ‘Update, Update, Update’

TJC to begin unannounced survey visits again

Folks back home surely have called off the search…

What you need to know about TJC's 2021 Survey Activity Guide

Physician burnout reaches new heights during COVID-19 pandemic

Rate our newsletters! What do you think about IAQ & PSMJ?

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