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CMS investigates two hospitals who refused woman an abortion

May 03, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Two hospitals who refused to provide abortion services to a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant but faced life-threatening conditions after her amniotic fluid had drained are under investigation by CMS, a...

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Teens, social media, and depression: American Psychological Association issues health advisory

February 11, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Health Equity, Cybersecurity & Technology

While teens can find support and connections online, they can also find things that magnify depression, anxiety, and self-harm. There are plenty of risks to navigate online, even for for adults—cyberb...

Medical Environment Update

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Lab safety: Totally tubular

February 11, 2026

Physical environment, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

If you’ve ever ridden a roller coaster, you have some idea about what specimens go through when being transported via a pneumatic tube system (PTS). They, too, experience twists and turns, shaking, an...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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ECRI’s 2023 top patient safety concerns: Part 2

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Here’s a quick rundown of the last five topics, along with resources and advice on how to tackle each one. Click here to see Part 1. ...

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Environmental sustainability projects are possible—and may soon be expected

May 09, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Leadership & Finance

Showing potential cost savings, along with communication and being flexible, can be instrumental in getting buy-in on environmental sustainability projects for your organization. Soon, efforts to addr...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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New CMS waiver will allow hospitals to use micro electrical grids as backup power

May 09, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Consider using a healthcare microgrid system (HCMS) for your facility’s required emergency electrical backup to lifesaving systems now that CMS has approved a new categorical waiver. The alternative e...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: Safety risk inclusivity – Doing the math in your head

May 08, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

It seems there is a movement afoot in the surveyor ranks to try to identify processes that have been in place so long that the results of any risk assessment are likely fossilized, or to find conditio...

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WHO declares end of COVID-19 global emergency with ‘pleasure’

May 05, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the end of the COVID-19 global public health emergency in a statement on May 5 that offered themes of both relief and precaution. ...

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Counting will resume for minimums for ventricular assist device procedures at end of PHE

April 26, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

For hospitals with cardiac programs that include performing ventricular assist device (VAD) implants, The Joint Commission (TJC) offers the reminder that as of May 12, 2023, CMS will resume monitoring...

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Surgeon General: Loneliness as dangerous as smoking to American health

February 11, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety

Loneliness is as big a health risk as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, according to a 81-page report from the office of Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD. Released on May 2, the report explains that l...

CMS investigates two hospitals who refused woman an abortion

Teens, social media, and depression: American Psychological Association issues health advisory

Lab safety: Totally tubular

ECRI’s 2023 top patient safety concerns: Part 2

Environmental sustainability projects are possible—and may soon be expected

New CMS waiver will allow hospitals to use micro electrical grids as backup power

Mac’s Safety Space: Safety risk inclusivity – Doing the math in your head

WHO declares end of COVID-19 global emergency with ‘pleasure’

Counting will resume for minimums for ventricular assist device procedures at end of PHE

Surgeon General: Loneliness as dangerous as smoking to American health

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