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In the realm of possibility: More listening, less posturing!

July 16, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant An interesting anomaly that I encounter periodically is the time-honored “first opinion,” particularly when it exists outside of a second opinion. All...

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Update: Defunct Links to/in the FAQ-niverse!

July 11, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Greetings, fellow travelers! With special thanks to Claire Rebouche for bringing this to my attention, it appears that the links to the new ligatur...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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AMA: Remove barriers to proper opioid treatment

February 16, 2026

Quality & Errors

The organization says that these barriers, which were put into place in response to the opioid crisis, have hurt many patients receiving medication-assisted treatment (MAT). ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Have readmissions penalties jumped the shark?

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Findings have led researchers to suggested that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may no longer be able to squeeze any significant savings from its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Progr...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Update policies against AORN’s latest revisions to its surgical attire guideline

February 16, 2026

Infection Control, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Bouffant caps only in the surgical suite? Skull cap? Both? It’s your choice. Just make sure your hospital policy on surgical attire is clear and that it is followed, or you may run afoul of CMS or ...

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Mold found in Seattle Hospital ORs leads to one death, 5 infections

February 16, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Seattle Children’s hospital said this week one patient died and five others have been infected by mold that forced the closure of all of the facility’s main operating rooms, according to the Seattle T...

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Déjà vu all over again: A new ligature resistant FAQ!

July 09, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Using the Hospital FAQ page as the baseline, I reckon we’ve got about a dozen FAQs dealing with ligature resistance with this latest offering. For som...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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NQF calls for quality improvement in Emergency Care

February 16, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Quality & Errors

The group’s evidence-based recommendations are designed to provide healthcare organizations with standardized methods of measuring, evaluating, and improving emergency care and patient outcomes. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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The growing threat of tick bites and Lyme disease

February 16, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Reported cases of Lyme disease have tripled since the late 1990s as the tick population has swelled ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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2019 quality review highlights common problems with ligature risk, IC, fire safety

February 16, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Fire & Life Safety, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health

Ligature risk, building safety problems, and infection control were among the top problems identified by Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) surveyors last year, according to the recent...

In the realm of possibility: More listening, less posturing!

Update: Defunct Links to/in the FAQ-niverse!

AMA: Remove barriers to proper opioid treatment

Have readmissions penalties jumped the shark?

Update policies against AORN’s latest revisions to its surgical attire guideline

Mold found in Seattle Hospital ORs leads to one death, 5 infections

Déjà vu all over again: A new ligature resistant FAQ!

NQF calls for quality improvement in Emergency Care

The growing threat of tick bites and Lyme disease

2019 quality review highlights common problems with ligature risk, IC, fire safety

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