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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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It’s time for healthcare organizations to take ownership of burnout

February 15, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

The World Health Organization has recently defined burnout as an official medical diagnosis. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Review your antibiotic stewardship program against latest CoP revisions

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Hospital antibiotic stewardship programs will become a Condition of Participation (CoP) requirement as of March 30, 2020. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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CMS updates IC CoP as of March 30

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Here is the revised wording of the hospital Condition of Participation (CoP) adding requirements for antibiotic stewardship. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Asymptomatic Carriers of C. Diff May Be Significant Source of Infection at Hospitals

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

In the hospital setting, screening for asymptomatic carriers of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) at the time of admission could reduce infection rates, a study published this week says. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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IHI Pushes Safety as a Primary Business Strategy

February 15, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Hospital leaders must adopt safety and quality as primary business strategies, rather than regarding them as tertiary metrics that rank below finances and other stressors on the C suite’s list of top ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Getting a word in edgewise: Take back the power!

December 31, 2019

Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant We’re looking at a lot of cusps this week—the ending of one year and the beginning of another; the end of a decade and the beginning of the latest edi...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Use digital dashboards to reduce wait times, improve patient experience

February 15, 2026

Quality & Errors

Known in the industry as e-consultations, the telemedicine platforms help connect PCPs with specialists to help improve care management and care coordination for patients. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Creating a culture that puts an end to sexual harassment in healthcare

February 15, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

7% of physicians and 11% of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants had experienced sexual harassment. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Decade review: 2010–2019, part two

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety

Now that we’re in January, we’ve asked Mary Voutt-Goos, director of patient safety initiatives at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, to give her take on the past 10 years, as well as what’s in store...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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20 years after To Err Is Human

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

While no one would say that we’re close to that goal, a lot of progress has been made—progress that’s saved many lives. ...

It’s time for healthcare organizations to take ownership of burnout

Review your antibiotic stewardship program against latest CoP revisions

CMS updates IC CoP as of March 30

Asymptomatic Carriers of C. Diff May Be Significant Source of Infection at Hospitals

IHI Pushes Safety as a Primary Business Strategy

Getting a word in edgewise: Take back the power!

Use digital dashboards to reduce wait times, improve patient experience

Creating a culture that puts an end to sexual harassment in healthcare

Decade review: 2010–2019, part two

20 years after To Err Is Human

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