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Quick quiz: Help prepare staff to avoid survey surprises

August 08, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com) How ready are you and your staff for your next triennial survey? Here is a quick quiz to check on some common issues. And you might want to share ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: Pondering imponderables – CMS versus the physical environment

August 07, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

So, jumping back a little in time, I want to loop back to the physical environment “problem list” identified in CMS’ most recent assessment of the survey effectiveness of the various accreditation org...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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COVID-19 vaccination status checks officially retired

July 26, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS has officially retired the requirements for healthcare staff vaccination against COVID-19. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Late summer COVID-19 cases ramping up after months of decline, says CDC

December 14, 2025

Infection Control

After nearly half a year of steady declines, COVID cases are inching back up again, Dr. Brendan Jackson, the CDC's COVID-19 incident manager, told NPR. ...

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Dealing with life’s daily crisis moments in healthcare

December 14, 2025

Workplace safety

A new survey by the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) takes a deep dive into workplace violence in healthcare, finding that 40% of the 3,155 respondents believe their staff feel comfortable addressing...

Medical Environment Update

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OSHA: Respiratory protections, bloodborne pathogens, and hazard communication lead hospital violations

December 14, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Get your respiratory protection program up to date and make sure it’s written and enforced, because OSHA inspectors are pressing to put those violations in a category that could mean a penalty of up t...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Moral injury doesn’t just happen to doctors in war zones (Q&A, Part 1)

December 14, 2025

Behavioral & Mental Health, Healthcare Staff, Workplace safety

Moral injury is taking a mental and emotional toll on healthcare providers everywhere, from those treating refugees from the wars in Ukraine and Sudan to those at home writing prescriptions they know ...

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CMS memo tightens requirements on unannounced surveys, catching AOs and hospitals by surprise

August 01, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Keep required documents up to date and ready for surveyors, and have someone within the hospital leadership team available to come in on short notice once your hospital is within six months of its tri...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Check in with hospital pharmacists on environmental concerns with revised drug handling requirements

August 01, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Check with the hospital pharmacists and program managers overseeing implementation of the latest updates to the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) standards on what cleaning solutions they need and maintenance c...

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Mac's Safety Space: Healthcare electrical fires – more to them than you might think

July 31, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

There seems to be a recurring theme of electrical fires in hospitals this year. ...

Quick quiz: Help prepare staff to avoid survey surprises

Mac’s Safety Space: Pondering imponderables – CMS versus the physical environment

COVID-19 vaccination status checks officially retired

Late summer COVID-19 cases ramping up after months of decline, says CDC

Dealing with life’s daily crisis moments in healthcare

OSHA: Respiratory protections, bloodborne pathogens, and hazard communication lead hospital violations

Moral injury doesn’t just happen to doctors in war zones (Q&A, Part 1)

CMS memo tightens requirements on unannounced surveys, catching AOs and hospitals by surprise

Check in with hospital pharmacists on environmental concerns with revised drug handling requirements

Mac's Safety Space: Healthcare electrical fires – more to them than you might think

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