Briefings on Accreditation & Quality
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29
Issue
4

Part 1: ECRI's top tech hazards list 2018

February 17, 2026
The ECRI Institute published its annual list of the top 10 health technology hazards for the industry. Readers will note that several of the top hazards in 2018 are the same as those in 2017. To guide...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
19
Issue
4

Call me, beep me: When physicians text

February 17, 2026
As SMS technology has developed, providers have taken to texting patient health information (PHI). They send pictures of X-rays and rashes. They ask opinions and advice on patient cases. They message ...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
12
Issue
12

Lawmakers want more AO oversight

February 17, 2026
In a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma, the committee is asking for what could be reams of information from the agency about patient harm and incidents of misconduct at acute care hospitals. ...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
19
Issue
4

Q&A: Active shooter response and prevention

February 17, 2026
Editor’s note: This Q&A was taken from the January ASHE webinar, “Active Shooter - Best Practices for the Worst Case,” with speakers Kevin M. Tuohey, executive director for resea...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
12
Issue
11

3 Ways to Knock C. diff Rates Down to Zero

February 17, 2026
For Necia Kimber, RN, CIC, MHA, infection control practitioner at Stillwater (Oklahoma) Medical Center, "one infection is too many." Fortunately, when it comes to C. diff, Kimber has infecti...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
19
Issue
4

Case study: Five steps from Sentara Health for room cleaning

February 17, 2026
Facilities still struggle with infection control, whether it’s hospital floors, fungi on doorknobs, or Legionella in the pipes. And, of course, there’s Clostridium difficile infections, which are amon...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
12
Issue
10

Joint Commission releases 2017 sentinel event stats

February 17, 2026
Unintended retention of a foreign body, patient falls, and wrong-site surgery top The Joint Commission’s full list of reported sentinel events for 2017....