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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Addressing maternal mortality through cardiovascular care

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety

A new report from the CDC shows that the U.S. maternal mortality rate rose 40% from 2020 to 2021. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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When it comes to patient safety, ‘good enough’ is simply not

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Today, healthcare providers are primed and ready to embrace a culture of safety and quality. Within the last decade, we have seen an increasing movement toward value-based care, more initiatives withi...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CDC: healthcare facilities threatened by growing antimicrobial fungus threat

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

On March 20, the CDC released a press release warning that Candida auris (C. auris) has spread at an alarming rate between 2020-2021. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Hospice interpretive guidelines revised, but still waiting on hospital update

March 21, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS has revised and updated its State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix M, on interpretive guidelines for hospice Conditions of Participation (CoP) as well as surveyor training for hospice inspectors....

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Critical access hospitals: ACHC report spotlights deficiencies within environment of care

March 21, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Almost every critical access hospital surveyed by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care from June 1, 2021, to May 31, 2022, was cited with infection prevention and control deficiencies for not ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac's Safety Space: The importance of advocacy in modern healthcare facilities management

March 20, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

What’s it all about…ASHE? ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Suicide remains a health crisis in America

February 11, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health

Suicide still remains a leading cause of death in America, the CDC reports, with 45,979 suicide deaths in 2020—or about a death every 11 minutes. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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IHI: Who bears the weight of moral injury in healthcare?

February 11, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Health Equity, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

One thing often missing from the healthcare equity conversation, Mate said, is the impact of moral injury on the well-being of providers—specifically related to the inability to treat the underlying c...

Medical Environment Update

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Scary specimen transport stories and ways to avoid them

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Specimen couriers are often overlooked when it comes to proper safety training. They perform the important role of transporting specimens for testing, but without the proper education and tools, they ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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

March 14, 2023

Workplace safety, Infection Control

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 ...

Addressing maternal mortality through cardiovascular care

When it comes to patient safety, ‘good enough’ is simply not

CDC: healthcare facilities threatened by growing antimicrobial fungus threat

Hospice interpretive guidelines revised, but still waiting on hospital update

Critical access hospitals: ACHC report spotlights deficiencies within environment of care

Mac's Safety Space: The importance of advocacy in modern healthcare facilities management

Suicide remains a health crisis in America

IHI: Who bears the weight of moral injury in healthcare?

Scary specimen transport stories and ways to avoid them

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

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OSHA Dental Facilities Update - November 2023

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Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

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