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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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SHEA issues infection control guidance for anesthesiology

June 20, 2026

In December, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) issued new guidance for preventing infections associated with anesthesiology procedures and equipment in the operating room (OR)....

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Why Auditing Catheter Dislodgement is a Patient Safety Must

June 20, 2026

Dislodgement of venous access devices such as catheters is widespread and underreported, a survey of 1,500 clinicians shows....

Mac's Safety Space

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E to the E to the E to the E: Next step(s) towards a reporting culture

January 24, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Thinking that this may have gotten lost in the year-end shuffle, I wanted to take a moment to cover a little ground relative to Sentinel Event Alert (...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Patient Safety Movement announces progress towards Zero Harm goal

June 20, 2026

Patient Safety Movement (PSM) has made major progress toward its goal of zero preventable deaths worldwide by 2020, even though it likely won’t achieve that goal, PSM founder and CEO Joe Kiani t...

Inside the Joint Commission

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Inside the Joint Commission, January 21, 2019

June 20, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In this issue: Suicide prevention: As promised, TJC revises, adds EPs to NPSG on suicide prevention Suicide prevention: Consider these resources in effort to assess, mitigate ligature risks ...

Mac's Safety Space

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In security we trust, insecurity we fear: Are you up for a challenge?

January 16, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Last week we started noodling on where things might go from a regulatory/accreditation perspective as the dust “settles” relative to the management of...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Accreditation 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Hospital Surveys

June 20, 2026

Presented on: Tuesday,February 19 2019 |1:00-2:30 p.m. EST Presented by: Heather Forbes, BSN, RN, CEN, CPhT Register: http://hcmarketplace.com/accreditation-101-guide-hospital-surveys “Accredita...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Joint Commission: how to improve patient depression screening and treatment

June 20, 2026

A new study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety showcases four ways to improve screening and treatment of patients for depression. Depression is the leading cause o...

Mac's Safety Space

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Manage the environment, manage infection control risks

January 10, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant In looking back at 2018 (heck, even in looking back to the beginning of 2019—it already seems like forever ago and we’re only a week in!), I try to us...

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The Life Safety Code® Field Guide for Healthcare Facilities

June 20, 2026

The Life Safety Code® Field Guide for Healthcare Facilities is the perfect companion to your Life Safety Code (LSC) compliance efforts. This portable, concise resource is a perfect on-site quick r...

SHEA issues infection control guidance for anesthesiology

Why Auditing Catheter Dislodgement is a Patient Safety Must

E to the E to the E to the E: Next step(s) towards a reporting culture

Patient Safety Movement announces progress towards Zero Harm goal

Inside the Joint Commission, January 21, 2019

In security we trust, insecurity we fear: Are you up for a challenge?

Accreditation 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Hospital Surveys

Joint Commission: how to improve patient depression screening and treatment

Manage the environment, manage infection control risks

The Life Safety Code® Field Guide for Healthcare Facilities

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