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Help stop ransomware attacks at your hospital

February 14, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors

A big takeaway from the HHS is the importance of taking appropriate actions beforehand to mitigate the potential of damage caused by ransomware. Unlike malware that simply transfers PHI without author...

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Sleep disorders in healthcare professionals linked to higher odds of burnout

February 14, 2026

Healthcare Staff

In recent research, healthcare professionals with sleep disorders were nearly four times as likely to suffer burnout than staff members without sleep disorders. ...

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ECRI: Half of disposable isolation gowns don’t pass muster

February 14, 2026

Workplace safety, Infection Control

More than half of disposable isolation gowns tested by ECRI failed to meet protection standards and could expose healthcare workers to dangerous viruses, and bloodborne and other pathogens, the safety...

Mac's Safety Space

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We know it will never be easy, but will it ever get easier?

November 16, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant It’s always interesting (and perhaps a bit thrilling) when an announcement comes flying over the transom from our friends in Chicago unveiling “modifi...

CMS may soon allow broader use of remote surveys

November 13, 2020

Expect The Joint Commission and other accrediting organizations (AO) to begin resolving many of the unresolved follow-up surveys remotely now that CMS has given broader approval. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient safety initiatives for blood clot prevention

February 14, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

With the coronavirus pandemic heightening the focus on patient care, we’re highlighting patient safety in hospitals. A top way to avoid unnecessary complications and deaths is to work on preventing bl...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Who can perform medical evaluation for respiratory standard?

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Q: When an employee completes the OSHA Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire (Appendix C to section 1910.134) and answers yes to one or more of the questions, they need a medical evaluation perf...

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CMS approves merger of HFAP with Accreditation Commission for Health Care

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), the oldest CMS-approved hospital accreditation program in the nation, has merged with the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) in a m...

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Coronavirus: Northwell's 10-step recipe for addressing patient surges

February 14, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

One of New York's largest health systems marshaled a range of resources and expertise to cope with the spring coronavirus surge. With coronavirus hospitalizations surging nationwide this fall, healthc...

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Civil unrest while managing a pandemic: Lessons learned in Minnesota

November 04, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

This year has been brutal on many levels, especially in healthcare. There’s the coronavirus pandemic. The cold and snow of winter, the broiling heat of summer, the fury of hurricanes and wildfires, ea...

Help stop ransomware attacks at your hospital

Sleep disorders in healthcare professionals linked to higher odds of burnout

ECRI: Half of disposable isolation gowns don’t pass muster

We know it will never be easy, but will it ever get easier?

CMS may soon allow broader use of remote surveys

Patient safety initiatives for blood clot prevention

Who can perform medical evaluation for respiratory standard?

CMS approves merger of HFAP with Accreditation Commission for Health Care

Coronavirus: Northwell's 10-step recipe for addressing patient surges

Civil unrest while managing a pandemic: Lessons learned in Minnesota

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