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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: How patients get involved, Part 1

April 08, 2024

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Behind every hospital-acquired infection (HAI) or medical error statistic is a patient. Through the efforts of people like Rosie Bartel and Linda McKinley, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC, strides have been ...

Medical Environment Update

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Impact Wellbeing initiative targets rising burnout and harassment in healthcare

April 08, 2024

Behavioral & Mental Health, Healthcare Staff

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), healthcare workers are increasingly reporting workplace harassment, burnout, and poor mental health. Recently, NIOSH tea...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Spring cleaning? Don’t forget to check supplies and devices for expiration dates

April 08, 2024

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Thinking about spring cleaning? Be sure to include clearing out drugs, biologicals, medical supplies, and devices that are expired, and to double-check that equipment maintenance for even the smallest...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Training healthcare staff with the proper dose: Part 2

December 13, 2025

Healthcare Staff

The dosing approach simply states that the amount and type of training you give a staff member or group needs to be based on what they need to know to do their jobs well, instead of a one-size-fits-al...

Medical Environment Update

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Q&A: Laboratories, climate change, and evacuation

December 13, 2025

Climate Change, Laboratory Safety

Climate change has affected almost every aspect of human civilization, and everyone, including laboratories, must adapt to meet the dangers. But how much will climate change force laboratories and lab...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Know where your fire and smoke dampers are to help avoid RFIs at survey

December 13, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

It’s time for your survey: Do you know where your fire and smoke dampers are? ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Is compliance in the physical environment a solvable equation?

December 13, 2025

Physical environment, Environment and Facilities

There always seems to be a lot of interest in how folks manage conditions in the environment, particularly how “other” folks are managing conditions in the environment. Clearly, the interest in all th...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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OCR probe into patient complaints prompts hospital to provide kosher electronic devices

December 13, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology, Patient Safety

When assessing the needs of each patient, don’t forget to ask about religious requirements, including patients who are seeking care virtually or engaging in education through hospital-provided tablets...

Medical Environment Update

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Lab Safety Man: Laboratory ergonomics: It’s in the details

December 13, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Ergonomics is a safety topic that gets little respect in the laboratory, but it can become very important over time. The effects of poor ergonomics are cumulative, and they can appear suddenly. When t...

Mac's Safety Space

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Breaking news: Regulated medical waste to be managed

December 13, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

In an interesting update, our friends from Chicago have updated the requirements for managing trash (heretofore identified as: The hospital has procedures for the proper routine storage and prompt dis...

Q&A: How patients get involved, Part 1

Impact Wellbeing initiative targets rising burnout and harassment in healthcare

Spring cleaning? Don’t forget to check supplies and devices for expiration dates

Training healthcare staff with the proper dose: Part 2

Q&A: Laboratories, climate change, and evacuation

Know where your fire and smoke dampers are to help avoid RFIs at survey

Is compliance in the physical environment a solvable equation?

OCR probe into patient complaints prompts hospital to provide kosher electronic devices

Lab Safety Man: Laboratory ergonomics: It’s in the details

Breaking news: Regulated medical waste to be managed

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