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Accrediting organizations suspend most survey activities to focus on COVID-19

March 18, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

If you are expecting a survey from your accreditation organization (AO) in the upcoming weeks and months, check in with your liaison. Some AOs are suspending most or all survey activities as COVID-19 ...

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What a short, strange trip it’s been…

March 18, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I think we can safely say that 2020 has manifested itself in a lot of (vaguely unpleasant) ways, but this one has the potential for really shifting th...

COVID-19: OSHA relaxes respirator fit-testing enforcement under certain circumstances

March 17, 2020

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

In further recognition of the short supply of protective N95 respirators for healthcare workers treating suspected or confirmed patients with COVID-19, OSHA is relaxing enforcement of annual fit testi...

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See when states will face hospital bed capacity shortages during the COVID-19 outbreak

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

The earliest ICU bed shortages are likely to emerge at the end of March, according to a new analysis. ...

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Breaking news: CMS reminds providers about EMTALA obligations with COVID-19 patients

March 10, 2020

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology

CMS reminds providers about EMTALA obligations with COVID-19 patients, update nursing home and hospice infection control guidance ...

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Logic doesn’t always prevail…a luxury you can’t afford!

March 17, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant By my observations over time, I’ve found that, all-too-often, logic finishes a distant third behind self-interest (which sometimes manifests itself as...

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Coronavirus and preparing for the worst

February 15, 2026

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

Preparing for a worldwide pandemic, especially when you don’t know how fast it will spread or how serious its consequences will be, is one of the hardest things that healthcare workers do. ...

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Emerging diseases: Check online resources regularly to stay prepared

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Check CMS and CDC online information regularly to keep on top of updated guidance when emerging diseases such as the 2019 novel coronavirus become national or global concerns. ...

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National emergency declared over COVID-19 coronavirus; 1135 waivers now in play

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety

Hospitals and other healthcare organizations will soon have some regulatory relief and more resources following President Trump’s March 13 declaration of a national emergency due to the spread of the ...

CMS relaxes rules on respirators as WHO declares COVID-19 pandemic

March 11, 2020

Until further notice, CMS surveyors have been directed to suspend verifying fit tests for healthcare workers required to wear respirators that guard against aerosol transmission of infections during...

Accrediting organizations suspend most survey activities to focus on COVID-19

What a short, strange trip it’s been…

COVID-19: OSHA relaxes respirator fit-testing enforcement under certain circumstances

See when states will face hospital bed capacity shortages during the COVID-19 outbreak

Breaking news: CMS reminds providers about EMTALA obligations with COVID-19 patients

Logic doesn’t always prevail…a luxury you can’t afford!

Coronavirus and preparing for the worst

Emerging diseases: Check online resources regularly to stay prepared

National emergency declared over COVID-19 coronavirus; 1135 waivers now in play

CMS relaxes rules on respirators as WHO declares COVID-19 pandemic

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