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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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HHS aims to reduce direct care staffing shortage through new initiatives

January 18, 2024

Healthcare Staff, Patient Safety

Personal care attendants, home health aides, and other direct care workers help older adults and people with disabilities to remain in their homes and communities....

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January 11, 2024

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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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New Platinum Resource: CMS Compliance Crosswalk, 2024 Edition

December 13, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The CMS Compliance Crosswalk, 2024 Edition, is the latest and greatest edition of HCPro’s highly regarded accreditation crosswalk. This tool shows you how to comply with each Condition of Participatio...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Massachusetts eliminates outdated question from credentialing applications

April 15, 2024

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff, Policies and Procedures

Hospitals, healthcare organizations, health insurers, and medical societies in Massachusetts are coming together to take a significant step toward encouraging physicians to seek treatment for mental h...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: How patients get involved, Part 2

December 13, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety

In Part 2 of this interview with Rosie Bartel and Linda McKinley, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC, they talk about the positive changes they have seen in healthcare-acquired infections when you get patients ...

Medical Environment Update

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Q&A: Green and red flags when hiring laboratory staff

December 13, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Laboratory Safety

Bringing on the right lab employee starts with asking the right questions ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Extinguishing risk: Advanced fire safety for ambulatory surgery centers

December 13, 2025

Fire & Life Safety

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) face unique challenges in fire safety and compliance. For example, the fire extinguisher used in an ASC may be different than the one used in a hospital due to the ASC...

Mac's Safety Space

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Emergency management: Glass half full or glass half empty?

December 13, 2025

Physical environment, Environment and Facilities

Or is there even a glass when there is no dire emergency facing healthcare? ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Review policies and procedures now that TJC has revised its Infection Control chapter

April 08, 2024

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Review and update hospital policies and procedures now that The Joint Commission (TJC) has overhauled and even pared down its Infection Prevention and Control (IC) chapter—with one notable new require...

Mac's Safety Space

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A portion of the physical environment is invisible

April 08, 2024

Physical environment, Environment and Facilities

Lately, I’ve been doing a lot work that involves above-the-ceiling inspections, so I’ve been spending a fair amount of time in “backstage” areas. As my knees will tell you (as they have been reminding...

HHS aims to reduce direct care staffing shortage through new initiatives

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New Platinum Resource: CMS Compliance Crosswalk, 2024 Edition

Massachusetts eliminates outdated question from credentialing applications

Q&A: How patients get involved, Part 2

Q&A: Green and red flags when hiring laboratory staff

Extinguishing risk: Advanced fire safety for ambulatory surgery centers

Emergency management: Glass half full or glass half empty?

Review policies and procedures now that TJC has revised its Infection Control chapter

A portion of the physical environment is invisible

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