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The place of working dangerously: The importance of kitchen safety

January 14, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Recently, I fielded a question regarding fire response plans for food services and got me to thinking about the importance (and challenges) of good sa...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Guest column: Review new NPSG for critical access hospitals

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

This article reviews the importance of NPSG.15.01.01, element of performance (EP) 1, which has two separate sections with a very important difference. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Virtual reality could improve surgical safety

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Fewer cadavers needed to train for surgical procedures ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospitals

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

Critical access hospitals (CAH) accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) will be expected to implement National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) standard NPSG.15.01.01 starting July 1, 2020. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The following is a Q&A with two experts at Chicago-based Lumere, a healthcare think tank focused on helping health systems eliminate medical errors and cut unnecessary costs. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Joint Commission Portal Addresses Nurse Burnout

February 15, 2026

Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff

It’s not a new problem. According to a 2016 study from the Mayo Clinic, at least 15%–20% of adults in the U.S. report high levels of stress. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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BD Launches Fully Sterile Surgical Skin Preparation

February 15, 2026

Infection Control

As our understanding of factors leading to infection has evolved, so have antiseptics and aseptic technique. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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2020 starts with a whimper…probably mine!

January 07, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant A fairly brief opening salvo for the New Year: I am hoping it will continue to be difficult to come up with material for this space because that will ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, January 2020

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, January 2020

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter ...

The place of working dangerously: The importance of kitchen safety

Guest column: Review new NPSG for critical access hospitals

Virtual reality could improve surgical safety

Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospitals

Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

Joint Commission Portal Addresses Nurse Burnout

BD Launches Fully Sterile Surgical Skin Preparation

2020 starts with a whimper…probably mine!

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, January 2020

Inside Accreditation and Quality, January 2020

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