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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Closing the gosh-darn door during surgery

November 06, 2023

Infection Control

When operating on a patient, minimizing infection risks and eliminating harmful distractions are crucial to their safety—which is why excessive door openings can be a real problem, says Brad Truax, MD...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac's Safety Space: Money’s too tight to mention—or is it?

December 13, 2025

Leadership & Finance

One of the critical relationships in the life of any healthcare facilities or safety professional is the one with your chief financial officer (CFO), which, if you think about it, is much like marriag...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Create on-the-go disaster kits for staff in an emergency

October 30, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Workplace safety

Sometimes disasters mean being on the go while evacuating the hospital. Sometimes staff and patients have to shelter in place. That is why it is important to create easy to store and quick to move dis...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Situational awareness is fundamental to high reliability

October 30, 2023

What is meant by the phrase “supporting situational awareness”? It’s simple: Healthcare leaders must understand the critical link between situational awareness and clinical decision-making. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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What are hospitals required to report?

December 13, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Hospitals must report adverse actions taken against the privileges of a physician or dentist to the National Practitioner Data Bank. They may choose to report actions against the privileges of other h...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Avoid technology upgrade pitfalls with careful implementation

October 30, 2023

Cybersecurity & Technology, Patient Safety

Hospitals are increasingly adopting technologies that improve efficiency and make life easier for case managers—at least in theory. ...

Medical Environment Update

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Fall laboratory safety 2023

December 13, 2025

Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Fire & Life Safety

Summer is officially over, and the clocks will fall back an hour this upcoming weekend. It’s a time of transition as people bring out their fall clothes, enjoy spiced drinks, and ready themselves for ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac's Safety Space: The ABCs of Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance

October 24, 2023

Physical environment, Infection Control

Historically, we generally don’t spend much time in the realm of the management of medical equipment, but when one of the primary shot-callers in the accreditation world brings attention it in the amb...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Healthcare industry continues facing staffing shortages

December 13, 2025

Behavioral & Mental Health, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

During the period dubbed “The Great Resignation,” millions of U.S. workers quit their jobs, including more than 145,000 healthcare professionals, according to a report from Definitive Healthcare. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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A quick hand hygiene refresher: Protect yourself from bloodborne pathogens

October 23, 2023

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

Though they can’t be seen, there are hundreds of tiny organisms living in blood and other body fluids that can cause disease in humans. These are called “bloodborne pathogens.” Some of these organisms...

Closing the gosh-darn door during surgery

Mac's Safety Space: Money’s too tight to mention—or is it?

Create on-the-go disaster kits for staff in an emergency

Situational awareness is fundamental to high reliability

What are hospitals required to report?

Avoid technology upgrade pitfalls with careful implementation

Fall laboratory safety 2023

Mac's Safety Space: The ABCs of Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance

Healthcare industry continues facing staffing shortages

A quick hand hygiene refresher: Protect yourself from bloodborne pathogens

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