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Avoid citations, paperwork: Tackle most challenging Joint Commission standard with facilities team

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

Ensure your facilities team has the resources they need to clean, repair, or replace sprinkler heads to reduce the number of citations—and the amount of paperwork—you may face on your next accreditati...

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Carbon-dating compliance: What happened when…

May 21, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant …and how responsible are you for the sins of the past (turns out, quite a bit). Kind of a mixed bag of things this week, so please bear with me. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Does your healthcare facility have water intrusion?

February 16, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Protect your building and patients from fungal exposure ...

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Sexual assault victim sues the hospital that treated her

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

The Missouri plaintiff claims that an x-ray technician at Atchison Hospital in Atchison, Kansas passed along confidential information about her to the person who allegedly sexually assaulted her in Ma...

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CDC report finds 3 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report found that pregnancy-related deaths can occur up to a year after a woman gives birth. But no matter when they occur, the agency says about...

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Q&A: Legal marijuana use in hospitals

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

This Q&A is meant to clear up some of the broader questions around medical cannabis in healthcare—for patients as well as healthcare employees. ...

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TJC clarifies suicide risk NPSG requirements

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The Joint Commission (TJC) last week released some clarifying information on its National Patient Safety Goal about suicide risk reduction, NPSG.15.01.01, which is effective July 1, 2019 ...

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Let’s begin again, begin the begin: CMS ligature risks codified!

May 13, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant While I have little doubt that we will yet again revisit the management of ligature risks and behavioral health patients, it would seem that chapter a...

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Introducing AQCC!

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

We've moved the Accreditation Insider to our new website, Accreditation and Quality Compliance (AQCC)! You can find archived Insider articles under News & Analysis > Accreditation Insider. ...

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CMS proposed rule would strengthen oversight of AOs

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled a proposed rulerequiring greater transparency when ownership changes occur at accrediting organizations. ...

Avoid citations, paperwork: Tackle most challenging Joint Commission standard with facilities team

Carbon-dating compliance: What happened when…

Does your healthcare facility have water intrusion?

Sexual assault victim sues the hospital that treated her

CDC report finds 3 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable

Q&A: Legal marijuana use in hospitals

TJC clarifies suicide risk NPSG requirements

Let’s begin again, begin the begin: CMS ligature risks codified!

Introducing AQCC!

CMS proposed rule would strengthen oversight of AOs

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