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EPA offers definitions for new management of hazardous waste drugs

February 16, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

In February, the EPA published a long-awaited final rule on the management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that creates a new section, Subpart P, under the federal Resource Conservation and Recover...

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Ensure EPA compliance: Ban all sewering of hazardous waste drugs

February 16, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Review and update policies on the disposal of pharmaceuticals to prohibit the flushing of any drugs into the sewers. ...

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Taking steps to stop a nursing shortage before it starts

February 16, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors

At Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, nurse leaders have taken a preventive approach to the organization’s future workforce, using a little foresight and planning to fend off a potential crisis. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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The germs that should scare your clinic staff

February 16, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

New superbugs are emerging that the CDC and other agencies say can’t be stopped. Here’s what you should do to keep them from overtaking your clinic. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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When parents bring children to appointments, does treatment suffer?

February 16, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Imagine discussing your cancer treatment options before a closely listening 7-year-old. ...

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It’s a lot like you: The dangerous type of emergency risks!

September 24, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I know we chatted just last week about emergency management concerns, but once again, there’s more news stuff relating to the management of utility sy...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Primary care docs face obstacles identifying, managing chronic kidney disease

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The federal government’s efforts to reduce by 25% the number of people developing end-stage kidney disease in the next decade may be hobbled the lack of knowledge and support tools ...

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Study: use of high-risk antibiotics leads to increase in C. difficile infections

February 16, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The increased prevalence of hospital-associated C. difficile infections is thought to be tied to higher hospital-wide use of four classes of antibiotics ...

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If you don’t signal, how will I know where you want to go? Emergency management and its discontents (Just What You Needed)!

September 17, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Kind of a mixed bag this week, though it all fits under the heading of emergency management, so here goes nothing… A few weeks ago, USA Today did a...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Fighting stress and burnout in your clinic

September 17, 2019

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

Some of the biggest hazards facing medical staff (and the patients they treat) are lack of rest, long hours, and stressful conditions. ...

EPA offers definitions for new management of hazardous waste drugs

Ensure EPA compliance: Ban all sewering of hazardous waste drugs

Taking steps to stop a nursing shortage before it starts

The germs that should scare your clinic staff

When parents bring children to appointments, does treatment suffer?

It’s a lot like you: The dangerous type of emergency risks!

Primary care docs face obstacles identifying, managing chronic kidney disease

Study: use of high-risk antibiotics leads to increase in C. difficile infections

If you don’t signal, how will I know where you want to go? Emergency management and its discontents (Just What You Needed)!

Fighting stress and burnout in your clinic

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