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Joint Commission wants de-escalation training

February 16, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health

The Joint Commission (TJC) released Quick Safety 47: De-escalation in Health Care earlier this year to emphasize the need for training to defuse continuing problems with violence in healthcare. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Many patients using anticoagulants are taking aspirin the same day

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Taking both puts patients at a significant higher risk of adverse outcomes, including major bleeding events ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Stethoscopes: Far dirtier than you think they are

February 16, 2026

Infection Control

According to a new study, stethoscopes are also very dirty, much more than should be acceptable in an industry trying to reduce infections spreading to patients. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Legal marijuana use in hospitals

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Know the rules around patients and staff using marijuana ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Prioritize sepsis assessments in your overcrowded emergency department

February 16, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Emergency department crowding leads to a significant increase in door-to-antibiotic time for septic patients, recent research shows. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day: EOC orientation and ongoing education

April 29, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Going to touch on a couple of things this week. First up? Ed-yoo-ma-cation! A week or so back, I received an email encouraging me to list what educ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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In-Hospital Delirium Predictive of Readmission, Discharge to Postacute Facilities, ER Visits

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

In-hospital delirium is a predictor of readmission, emergency department visits, and discharge to a location other than home, recent research shows. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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I’d like to know, can you tell me, please don’t tell me: Behavioral health and egress

April 22, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant In response to last week’s modified Top 10 list (there’s been a request for another list regarding point-of-care/point-of-service staff knowledge of E...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CDC clarifies opioid prescribing guidelines

September 09, 2024

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

In a letter released April 10, the CDC clarified its federal opioid prescribing guidelines were not meant to be unduly restrictive for chronic pain patients. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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We are hope, despite the times: Steve Mac’s top 10 most troublesome EC challenges

April 16, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant First a quick (moderately revelatory) story: While traveling last week, I had the opportunity to see Creed II on the plane (I found it very entertaini...

Joint Commission wants de-escalation training

Many patients using anticoagulants are taking aspirin the same day

Stethoscopes: Far dirtier than you think they are

Q&A: Legal marijuana use in hospitals

Prioritize sepsis assessments in your overcrowded emergency department

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day: EOC orientation and ongoing education

In-Hospital Delirium Predictive of Readmission, Discharge to Postacute Facilities, ER Visits

I’d like to know, can you tell me, please don’t tell me: Behavioral health and egress

CDC clarifies opioid prescribing guidelines

We are hope, despite the times: Steve Mac’s top 10 most troublesome EC challenges

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