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Sharps safety never stops

February 14, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

Today is the 32nd annual World AIDS Day. Internationally recognized, the day is meant to raise awareness, support, and money for the estimated 38 million people with HIV/AIDS worldwide. It's also a ti...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Relying on “old school” methods during a ransomware attack

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors

When your facility can’t access its medical records, operate its equipment, and properly care for patients, that’s not a problem—it’s an emergency, said Kelly Proctor, CHFM, CHSP, CHOP, director of op...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Emphasize self-care and offer help to staff continuing to face COVID trauma

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

As COVID-19 and the rest of this year’s chaos continues to take its toll on your hospital, set up ways for your staff to let off steam, meditate for a few minutes, or just find some peace and quiet. A...

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Making breast cancer treatment less invasive

February 14, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Evidence indicates that for patients with low risk and good prognosis, localized treatment with targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT) may be equally as effective as standard radiation, with po...

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CMS launches new hospital-at-home program for acute care

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

"We're at a new level of crisis response with COVID-19 and CMS is leveraging the latest innovations and technology to help healthcare systems that are facing significant challenges to increase their c...

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New CMS ‘flexibilities’ aim to expand hospital capacity

November 30, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

The federal government has unveiled new “flexibilities” that include allowances for providing hospital care in patients’ homes and waiving some staffing requirements at ambulatory surgery centers as p...

Mac's Safety Space

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Be afraid, be very afraid…but do it anyway!

November 30, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Something of a mixed bag this week: Basically a couple of brief items with some interpolative commentary. First off, in what is probably not really...

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HHS is looking for your pandemic success stories

November 25, 2020

Quality & Errors, Infection Control

Hundreds, if not thousands, of clinicians, facility engineers, healthcare systems and other care providers have been forced to get creative in order to deal with the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, December 2020

February 14, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

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Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, December 2020

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Infection Control

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...

Sharps safety never stops

Relying on “old school” methods during a ransomware attack

Emphasize self-care and offer help to staff continuing to face COVID trauma

Making breast cancer treatment less invasive

CMS launches new hospital-at-home program for acute care

New CMS ‘flexibilities’ aim to expand hospital capacity

Be afraid, be very afraid…but do it anyway!

HHS is looking for your pandemic success stories

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, December 2020

Inside Accreditation and Quality, December 2020

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