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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Focus on medical study solutions, not the dramatic statistics

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

When reading a medical study, providers should focus more on the suggestions and solutions it offers—not just shocking or dramatic statistics, says Brad Truax, MD, a board-certified physician in neuro...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Medical studies: Focus on solutions, not statistics

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

“The statistics do little to help us improve patient safety,” Truax said. “Rather, we must look at the real opportunities to improve patient safety." ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Gun Violence Costs U.S. Healthcare $1B+ Annually

February 11, 2026

Health Equity, Workplace safety, Behavioral & Mental Health

Gun violence in the United States was responsible for nearly 49,000 deaths in 2021, about 30,000 inpatient hospital stays, and 50,000 emergency department visits, generating more than $1 billion in me...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Healthcare workplace violence legislation introduced in Congress

February 11, 2026

Workplace safety

The main provision of the bill would require the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a standard requiring healthcare and social service employers to write and impleme...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Etiquette and tips for surviving The Joint Commission’s Life Safety survey

April 25, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

When accreditation organization (AO) surveyors show up for survey, people automatically become nervous. The reaction is natural. Yes, the surveyors are there to find issues where you do not comply wit...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Q&A: Keeping staff aware of sharps safety in the laboratory

April 25, 2023

Infection Control, Workplace safety

Sharps safety is a perennial problem in the laboratory environment, and staff can become inured to the dangers that needles, syringes, and other sharps pose after dealing with them day in and day out....

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: The most frequently cited standards…

April 24, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Physical environment

We can finally close the book, so to speak, on survey year 2022 and, in so doing, ponder the forces that come into play to increase the degree(s) of difficulty when it comes to compliance. And, in cas...

Medical Environment Update

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Tighten up on OSHA compliance as inspectors are urged to cite serious problems incident by incident

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Ensure your workers are up to date on respirator fit testing and falls protection protocols, especially if OSHA has cited your healthcare facility for those safety problems in the last five years. If ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Despite lockdown STI cases continued to escalate over the COVID-19 pandemic

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

Between 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were over 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, which the report blames in part on the disruption to STI-related ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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How genetic testing execution can be improved through lab stewardship

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

There are better ways to manage genetic testing. Implementing a lab stewardship program that encompasses the rapidly expanding genetic testing field can provide clarity for providers, improved care fo...

Focus on medical study solutions, not the dramatic statistics

Medical studies: Focus on solutions, not statistics

Gun Violence Costs U.S. Healthcare $1B+ Annually

Healthcare workplace violence legislation introduced in Congress

Etiquette and tips for surviving The Joint Commission’s Life Safety survey

Q&A: Keeping staff aware of sharps safety in the laboratory

Mac’s Safety Space: The most frequently cited standards…

Tighten up on OSHA compliance as inspectors are urged to cite serious problems incident by incident

Despite lockdown STI cases continued to escalate over the COVID-19 pandemic

How genetic testing execution can be improved through lab stewardship

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