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TJC approved as hospital AO for only two years this time

July 17, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission again has earned CMS approval as a national accrediting organization for hospitals, but only for two years. Expect more changes as CMS continues to express concerns about TJC's pe...

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Physician Fatigue Linked to Electronic Health Record Use

February 14, 2026

Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Quality & Errors

Most physicians experience fatigue working with electronic health records (EHRs) for as little as 22 minutes, a recent research article indicates. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Emergency management in (you guessed it) ambulatory healthcare

July 20, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I was really, really, really thinking that I’d be able to glom on to some other subject matter this week (which I suppose it partially true), but it w...

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New IHI Chief Executive: ‘There is No Quality Without Equity’

February 14, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Infection Control

Equity is an underpinning consideration in efforts to improve U.S. healthcare, the new president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement says. Kedar Mate, MD, was named chief executive ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Centura Health on telehealth expansion

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

The coronavirus pandemic and social distancing requirements prompted many healthcare organizations to start or expand their telehealth programs using webcams, phones, and computers to conduct virtual ...

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Does TJC require hospitals to provide patient education on COVID-19?

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Infection Control

In general, both CMS and The Joint Commission (TJC) require education for patients as needed about the patient’s particular condition(s). CMS requires certain patient education under medication manage...

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TJC releases new revisions, some effective immediately

February 14, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Leadership & Finance

In the last few months, The Joint Commission (TJC) has updated several of its hospital accreditation standards, but there are no real surprises, given that most of the changes are related to last year...

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Coronavirus: 4 Methods Effective in Decontaminating N95 Respirator Masks

February 14, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Based on a review of scientific literature, there are four effective methods to decontaminate N95 respirator masks, a recent research article says. During the coronavirus pandemic, maintaining adeq...

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How to Reduce Anxiety and Burnout at Primary Care Practices

August 13, 2024

Behavioral & Mental Health, Healthcare Staff, Workplace safety

Burnout is taking a significant toll in the healthcare sector. It is estimated that a doctor commits suicide every day. Research indicates that nearly half of physicians nationwide are experiencing bu...

Mac's Safety Space

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Stuck on the same refrain: Outpatient! Outpatient! Outpatient!

July 13, 2021

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

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I’m hoping to break the spell in kind of a reverse Beetlejuice invocation… As we try to obtain some level of clarity relative to the Joint Commissi...

TJC approved as hospital AO for only two years this time

Physician Fatigue Linked to Electronic Health Record Use

Emergency management in (you guessed it) ambulatory healthcare

New IHI Chief Executive: ‘There is No Quality Without Equity’

Q&A: Centura Health on telehealth expansion

Does TJC require hospitals to provide patient education on COVID-19?

TJC releases new revisions, some effective immediately

Coronavirus: 4 Methods Effective in Decontaminating N95 Respirator Masks

How to Reduce Anxiety and Burnout at Primary Care Practices

Stuck on the same refrain: Outpatient! Outpatient! Outpatient!

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