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What workplace violence prevention can learn from emergency management

February 11, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Workplace safety

The survey found that most respondents believed that their organizations are extremely or very well prepared for incidents like a fire (75%) and severe weather or a natural disaster (64%). By comparis...

Medical Environment Update

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Q&A: Labeling materials in the laboratory setting

February 11, 2026

Physical environment, Laboratory Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety, Quality & Errors

The wrong label on the wrong container in the laboratory can be dangerous, even lethal. Given the wide variety of chemicals, biologicals, combustibles, and other materials the laboratory worker uses e...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Overcoming setbacks to antimicrobial resistance caused by COVID-19

February 11, 2026

Infection Control

“This setback can and must be temporary. The COVID-19 pandemic has unmistakably shown us that antimicrobial resistance will not stop if we let down our guard; there is no time to waste,” said Michael ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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COVID-19 vaccines requirements to end May 11 along with PHE

May 02, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS is ending a requirement that all hospital providers and suppliers be vaccinated against COVID-19 as of the end of the public health emergency on May 11. Vaccines are still strongly urged, however....

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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COVID-19 public health emergency wrapping up? Mostly, but not everything

May 02, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

President Biden signed legislation ending the COVID-19 national emergency, and HHS is ending the public health emergency (PHE) declaration on May 11. However, there are still thousands of COVID-19 cas...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Emergency manager provides tips for post-tornado recovery

May 02, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters

Hospitals are central to a community’s recovery in the immediate aftermath of any tornado. But what if it’s the hospital itself that’s damaged? How do you sift through all that debris and find what yo...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: Public health emergency—over & (probably not) out

May 01, 2023

As we rapidly approach May 11 and the official termination of the Public Health Emergency relating to COVID-19, I realized that I’ve been “sitting” on some COVID stuff that I wanted to get to you folk...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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California hospital reinstates masking policy after COVID-19 outbreak among staff, patients

April 21, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

A California hospital has reinstated its masking policy after more than a dozen staffers as well as some patients were diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a statement from the hospital’s parent comp...

Medical Environment Update

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Review local requirements for medical gas testing

February 11, 2026

Physical environment, Laboratory Safety, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

Be sure you understand the requirements of your state or local fire authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) when evaluating the annual testing of your hospital’s medical gas program. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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What to know about ECRI’s 2023 top patient safety concerns: Part 1

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

ECRI’s annual report on the top patient safety concerns facing the healthcare industry—and what to do about them—are free online. The 2023 list contains several new issues, including pediatric mental ...

What workplace violence prevention can learn from emergency management

Q&A: Labeling materials in the laboratory setting

Overcoming setbacks to antimicrobial resistance caused by COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccines requirements to end May 11 along with PHE

COVID-19 public health emergency wrapping up? Mostly, but not everything

Emergency manager provides tips for post-tornado recovery

Mac’s Safety Space: Public health emergency—over & (probably not) out

California hospital reinstates masking policy after COVID-19 outbreak among staff, patients

Review local requirements for medical gas testing

What to know about ECRI’s 2023 top patient safety concerns: Part 1

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