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Protect your longterm supply chain: Don’t hoard, just order what you need

August 11, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety

As the COVID-19 surge continues through its second wave and collides with influenza season as well as hurricanes, wildfires, or whatever natural disasters the year still has in store, supply experts h...

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The importance of sustaining quality initiatives in times of crisis

February 14, 2026

Quality & Errors, Infection Control

The coronavirus public health emergency will have a long-lasting impact on the finances and care delivery processes of hospitals across the United States. The pandemic has also emphasized the signific...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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CMS clarifies some concerns about longtime accreditor

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Given The Joint Commission’s (TJC) more than 60-year presence in hospital accreditation, Inside Accreditation and Quality went to CMS for some clarification on its concerns that led to only a two-year...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Notice outlines CMS differences with TJC requirements

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

In an announcement that The Joint Commission (TJC) has been approved for two years as a Medicare accrediting organization (AO), CMS outlines what it sees as the differences between TJC standards and i...

Mac's Safety Space

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I feel like we’ve crossed this bridge before…fire drills are all the RACE!

August 11, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant While the numbers are fairly small (though at almost 30% for a noncompliance rate during 2019 surveys, you could certainly make the case that almost a...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Case study: Virtual reality at Vanderbilt

February 14, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

How the academic medical center designed a virtual reality course for point-of-care ultrasound training Teaching a hands-on process using virtual reality (VR) may sound counterintuitive, but that’s...

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Coronavirus: Providing Respiratory Therapy on Frontline of the Pandemic

February 14, 2026

Patient Safety, Workplace safety, Infection Control

With respiratory distress common among seriously ill coronavirus patients, respiratory therapists are at the tip of the spear on the pandemic frontline. Respiratory therapists have been in short su...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Understanding the new Joint Commission requirements for maternal patient safety

July 30, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

The steadily climbing maternal mortality rate in the U.S. has (appropriately) attracted a great deal of media attention over the last few years. Figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre...

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As pandemic drags on, NAHQ and ASHE conferences go virtual

August 04, 2020

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

More than four months into the COVID-19 lockdown, we’re seeing some states gradually open up and others frantically put restrictions back in place because of new surges in coronavirus cases. Meanwhile...

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Public Health Emergency is Extended: Blanket Waivers Continue for Now

February 14, 2026

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

Now that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar has again renewed the official declaration of a public health emergency (PHE) related to the 2019 novel coronavirus, hospitals and other pr...

Protect your longterm supply chain: Don’t hoard, just order what you need

The importance of sustaining quality initiatives in times of crisis

CMS clarifies some concerns about longtime accreditor

Notice outlines CMS differences with TJC requirements

I feel like we’ve crossed this bridge before…fire drills are all the RACE!

Case study: Virtual reality at Vanderbilt

Coronavirus: Providing Respiratory Therapy on Frontline of the Pandemic

Understanding the new Joint Commission requirements for maternal patient safety

As pandemic drags on, NAHQ and ASHE conferences go virtual

Public Health Emergency is Extended: Blanket Waivers Continue for Now

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