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Revisiting The Joint Commission’s drug diversion advice, resources amid growing opioid epidemic

December 17, 2019

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

10% of healthcare workers in the U.S. are abusing drugs of some sort. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Suicide prevention NPSG now applies to Critical Access Hospitals

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The accreditor noted concerns about the very high rate of suicides in rural communities that critical access hospitals serve. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Review home health discharge planning changes to assess hospital impact

December 10, 2019

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

After four years, a proposed rule, and a deadline extension, CMS has finalized the conditions home health agencies must meet through the discharge planning process. ...

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Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems

December 10, 2019

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Fire & Life Safety, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

Healthcare compliance changed quite a bit in the last decade. For one thing, fire safety moved into the current millennium with the adoption of the 2012 versions of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code® (LSC) an...

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Start Small to Create a Safety Culture

February 15, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

We started small. Just a few tests of change led us to establish a systemwide strategic plan for safety and quality. But it didn’t happen overnight. ...

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Joint Commission clarifies ligature risk requirements

December 06, 2019

In a new blog post, The Joint Commission (TJC) clarified its new ligature risk requirements regarding common patient room items and fixtures. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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How not to run out of water

February 15, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Policies and Procedures

Running out of water in an emergency is not something a hospital wants to think about. However, recent events have shown that it can and does happen: ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Do you still BBI? Also, how do you spell survey finding?

December 10, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Cybersecurity & Technology

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant N-O-I-N-V-E-N-T-O-R-Y While I am not convinced it every truly went away, next month marks the official return of one of the most (in)famous acronym...

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Workplace Violence Legislation Moves Forward

February 15, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

On Nov. 11, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act of 2019. ...

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Report: Antibiotic Resistance More Prevalent in Device-Associated Infections

February 15, 2026

Infection Control

Antimicrobial resistance was found to be higher in medical device-associated infections than in those resulting from surgical procedures, according to a new report from the CDC’s National Healthcare S...

Revisiting The Joint Commission’s drug diversion advice, resources amid growing opioid epidemic

Suicide prevention NPSG now applies to Critical Access Hospitals

Review home health discharge planning changes to assess hospital impact

Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems

Start Small to Create a Safety Culture

Joint Commission clarifies ligature risk requirements

How not to run out of water

Do you still BBI? Also, how do you spell survey finding?

Workplace Violence Legislation Moves Forward

Report: Antibiotic Resistance More Prevalent in Device-Associated Infections

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