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Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: Come fly with me…

January 16, 2023

Environment and Facilities

This may feel like more of a public service announcement, but, if we’ve learned nothing else over the last 3-ish years, it's that sometimes the impact(s) of events can take on rather interesting twist...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Take our member survey for a chance to win a gift card!

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Don’t miss your chance to be heard! To help us ensure that we continue to deliver a solution that best meets the needs of our valued customers like you, we hope that you can spare 5-10 minutes to comp...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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The Joint Commission elevates health equity to National Patient Safety Goal

January 12, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

The Joint Commission—which last year issued new hospital Leadership standards to encourage health equity, effective January 1, 2023—has now elevated health equity to a National Patient Safety Goal. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Hospital contractor dies after fall from roof of Mass General Hospital

February 11, 2026

Workplace safety

The incident occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m. and the worker has not been identified by police yet. Police and OSHA were notified and went to the scene to investigate. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Hand hygiene: Work remains ongoing to ensure good practices followed

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety

Hand hygiene remains a perennial issue in healthcare and requires constant vigilance on the part of providers. With the “tripledemic” of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus this winte...

Medical Environment Update

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HIPAA security best practices heading into 2023

February 11, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

Workplace security. Life safety compliance. HIPAA privacy and security. They’re all intertwined with a common goal: safety for healthcare employees and patients. With that, we’re providing some HIP...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Patient safety predictions for 2023

February 11, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Patient Safety, Infection Control

Professionals throughout healthcare to gave their predictions for what will happen in patient safety and healthcare quality in 2023. Here’s what they had to say. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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OSHA proceeding with healthcare rulemakings

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety, Physical environment

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will proceed with three rulemakings focused on the healthcare industry—standards for COVID-19, infectious diseases, and workplace violence—the ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Use these work tools to assess your workplace violence prevention plan

January 10, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

CMS is pushing hospitals and other healthcare organizations to ramp up their workplace violence prevention (WPV) plans even as The Joint Commission (TJC) is citing hospitals for nonexistent or incompl...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Check splash guards, update to latest infection control practices

January 10, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Ensure safeguards against sink splash in areas designated for clean medication preparation or face potential citations from surveyors, especially now that the problem has been called out in recently u...

Mac’s Safety Space: Come fly with me…

Take our member survey for a chance to win a gift card!

The Joint Commission elevates health equity to National Patient Safety Goal

Hospital contractor dies after fall from roof of Mass General Hospital

Hand hygiene: Work remains ongoing to ensure good practices followed

HIPAA security best practices heading into 2023

Patient safety predictions for 2023

OSHA proceeding with healthcare rulemakings

Use these work tools to assess your workplace violence prevention plan

Check splash guards, update to latest infection control practices

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OSHA Dental Facilities Update - November 2023

OSHA Medical Facilities Update - November 2023

Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

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