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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Examine your dialysis space to ensure room to separate infectious patients

February 16, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Hemodialysis is one of four areas The Joint Commission (TJC) says it’s increasing focus on during surveys. With this in mind, ensure that your hospital’s hemodialysis patients remain in clear view of ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Dialysis tips

February 16, 2026

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Here are some additional tips from Kathleen Good, MSN, RN, a former surveyor with TJC and now an associate of Patton Healthcare Consulting, for ensuring you keep patients safe and meet surveyor expect...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, March 2019

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety

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Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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Joint Commission refutes AO conflict of interest study

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

A study that found independent hospital accreditation carries no real benefit for patient outcomes has garnered a formal rebuttal from The Joint Commission, which argues the researchers reached faulty...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Anticoagulant National Patient Safety Goal updated

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its anticoagulant therapy National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) December 7. NPSG 03.05.01 has eight new or revised elements of performance (EP). ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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ER Doc: Protect Your Staff From Workplace Violence

December 25, 2023

Workplace safety

Amy Costigan, MD, wants to be able to practice emergency medicine without being punched in the face. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Waste not, want not: The rest of the CMS Emergency Preparedness picture

February 20, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Moving on to the rest of the guidance document (it still lives here), I did want to note one last item relative to emergency power: There is an expect...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Challenges of antibiotic stewardship in the ICU

February 16, 2026

Infection Control

Antibiotic stewardship in the intensive care unit setting poses unique challenges to intensivists and other ICU clinicians, recent research indicates. ...

Inside the Joint Commission

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Inside the Joint Commission, February 18, 2019

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

In this issue: Medication management: Book excerpt - Prep now for new USP <800> requirements on handling hazardous drugs Medication management: Use list to align MM compliance with USP ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Walking in the shadow of the big man: CMS isn’t done with emergency preparedness

February 14, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Imagine that! The turn of February brought with it the latest epistle from our friends at CMS as they continue to noodle on the preparedness of the...

Examine your dialysis space to ensure room to separate infectious patients

Dialysis tips

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, March 2019

Joint Commission refutes AO conflict of interest study

Anticoagulant National Patient Safety Goal updated

ER Doc: Protect Your Staff From Workplace Violence

Waste not, want not: The rest of the CMS Emergency Preparedness picture

Challenges of antibiotic stewardship in the ICU

Inside the Joint Commission, February 18, 2019

Walking in the shadow of the big man: CMS isn’t done with emergency preparedness

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