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CMS approves merger of HFAP with Accreditation Commission for Health Care

October 20, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

HFAP, the oldest CMS-approved hospital accreditation program in the nation, has merged with the Accreditation Commission for Health Care in a move designed to expand both organizations’ reach in the c...

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Six tests for physician leadership

February 14, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Over the years, physicians have been frequently accused of resisting change. In the face of tremendous new pressures—ranging from explosive levels of new technology and data to changing regulatory bur...

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A systems approach to person-centered healthcare: Lessons from end of life

February 14, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

When it comes to systemic improvement of our healthcare delivery system, there is no shortage of ideas. Yet, even as the conversation has evolved to include important drivers of health outcomes such a...

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Be sure to include life safety issues on winter checklist

February 14, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

With temperatures dropping and snow on the way in many states, hospitals and clinics need to create a checklist of winter safety items. We asked Brad Keyes, CHSP, owner of Keyes Life Safety Compliance...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: What hands-on security interventions are acceptable?

February 14, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com) Last fall, as CMS and accrediting organizations increased their scrutiny of how hospitals address suicide risk, the question of whether security or p...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Assess your EVS program for infection control problems before surveyors show up

February 14, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Assess your environmental cleaning protocols, ensure staff are trained properly, and verify the effectiveness of both as CMS increases scrutiny of infection prevention and control during the coronavir...

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The difference between a COVID mask and a smoke mask

February 14, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, face masks have become ubiquitous (though occasionally controversial) in 2020—from N95 respirators to homemade masks made from bandanas and t-shirts. During the he...

Mac's Safety Space

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Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, keep those (fire) door-ies rollin’…

October 26, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Just because I am fascinated by all sorts of stuff (and I suspect that, since you’re still with me on this, you might be interested in all sorts of st...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Keeping wildfire smoke out of your facility

February 14, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

With over 100 fires destroying entire towns and displacing hundreds of thousands of people, 2020 was one of the worst wildfire seasons on record for the West Coast (see Healthcare under fire: Treating...

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What will your survey include? Some old things, some new

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Surveys are resuming in areas deemed safe for on-site visits even as the coronavirus pandemic continues its waves of surge and decline. With COVID-19 still on everyone’s mind, expect to be asked for d...

CMS approves merger of HFAP with Accreditation Commission for Health Care

Six tests for physician leadership

A systems approach to person-centered healthcare: Lessons from end of life

Be sure to include life safety issues on winter checklist

Q&A: What hands-on security interventions are acceptable?

Assess your EVS program for infection control problems before surveyors show up

The difference between a COVID mask and a smoke mask

Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, keep those (fire) door-ies rollin’…

Keeping wildfire smoke out of your facility

What will your survey include? Some old things, some new

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