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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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One-fifth of nurses intend to leave the workforce by 2027

February 11, 2026

Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

About 100,000 RNs left the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years due to stress, burnout, and retirement, and about one-fifth of RNs nationally are projected to do the same by 20...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Review OSHA training requirements and refresh staff education

April 18, 2023

Climate Change, Fire & Life Safety, Healthcare Staff, Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Remember to review OSHA staff training requirements—and keep in mind that state requirements may be more stringent. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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ICYMI on AQCC: Measles alert, suicides remain high, TJC reapproved for psych program

April 18, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Roundup: CDC issues measles alert, The Joint Commission reapproved to accredit psychiatric hospitals and suicide remains a leading cause of death. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: Advocacy wins a round—microgrids and sustainable energy

April 17, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In what is hopefully another in an ever-more-frequently covered topic (that being, the removal of barriers to compliance by those charged with determining compliance), CMS released information regardi...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Quick Safety 69: Preventing burns from laparoscopy and arthroscopy

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

“Even momentary proximity between an illuminated laparoscopic or arthroscopic light lead and a surgical drape can cause a full-thickness burn to the patient’s skin without generating any smoke or fire...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Real solutions to diagnosis errors in the ED

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

“Diagnostic error remains our greatest patient safety challenge. It’s an area for which we’ve had the fewest solutions to date, and it applies to every healthcare venue, not just the [emergency depart...

Medical Environment Update

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Three safety mistakes your vendors make

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Laboratorians work with vendor or field service representatives on a regular basis, all of whom provide important products, equipment, and services. However, lab managers and employees need to pay spe...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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After the pandemic, in-person visits preferred over telehealth visits, study finds

February 11, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology

Although most primary care physicians and patients were satisfied with telehealth visits during the coronavirus pandemic, majorities of both populations prefer in-person visits in the future, accordin...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Coalition unveils guidelines for responsible AI use in healthcare

February 11, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Health Equity, Cybersecurity & Technology

“Transparency and trust in AI tools that will be influencing medical decisions is absolutely paramount for patients and clinicians,” Brian Anderson, MD, a co-founder of the coalition and chief digital...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Look above ceilings and in the back storage areas for sprinkler pipe citations

April 11, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Make sure your facility’s weekly and monthly environmental walkthrough checklist includes looking for anything resting on fire sprinkler pipes, and don’t forget to check the “back of the house.” ...

One-fifth of nurses intend to leave the workforce by 2027

Review OSHA training requirements and refresh staff education

ICYMI on AQCC: Measles alert, suicides remain high, TJC reapproved for psych program

Mac’s Safety Space: Advocacy wins a round—microgrids and sustainable energy

Quick Safety 69: Preventing burns from laparoscopy and arthroscopy

Real solutions to diagnosis errors in the ED

Three safety mistakes your vendors make

After the pandemic, in-person visits preferred over telehealth visits, study finds

Coalition unveils guidelines for responsible AI use in healthcare

Look above ceilings and in the back storage areas for sprinkler pipe citations

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