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CMS posts reminder to maintain COVID-19, flu protections

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS wants hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers, “especially those delivering care in congregate care settings,” to protect patients against the transmission of COVID-19 and influenz...

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Clean those glucometers and trash the household spoons in surgery

December 06, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

In the last few months, surveyors have been repeatedly tagging the failure to properly clean glucometers, and the use of common household items as surgical instruments. Both of these citations could p...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Checklist: Staying prepared for winter weather

December 06, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

Use this checklist of questions to review and inform your winter emergency preparedness plan. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Looking forward is looking back…

December 05, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

When standards have been realigned in the past, certain “requirements” were dropped off, but some of those things never really went away, mostly because, while not requirements, those things were esse...

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Meet mpox; World Health Organization renames monkeypox virus

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Health Equity

On November 28, The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it would start referring to the monkeypox virus as “mpox,” in an attempt to stymie racist and stigmatizing associations. ...

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Bylaws and other governing documents: The Medical Executive Committee's role

November 29, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Policies and Procedures

Medical staffs have various documents that address how they self-govern themselves. All medical staffs are required to have medical staff bylaws. Frequently, the medical staff may also have rules and ...

Medical Environment Update

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With security breaches on the rise, consider these tips

April 12, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Workplace safety

Last year, the healthcare industry hit a high of 45 million individuals affected by breach attacks, up from 34 million in 2020 and 14 million in 2018. That’s according to Critical Insight, which analy...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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New handbook tackles workplace violence prevention in healthcare

April 12, 2026

Workplace safety

Workplace violence in healthcare is its own epidemic: one that survey data puts some hard numbers on. According to a 2021 survey of nurses by Hospital IQ, 90% of respondents were considering leaving t...

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Important Info About Your HLSC Subscription

April 12, 2026

At HCPro, our goal is to provide you with the most up-to-date information on changes that affect your organization. After reviewing our product line, we have decided to discontinue Healthcare Life Saf...

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Tackling nursing’s trifecta of challenges

April 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Healthcare Staff

An aging and retiring nurse workforce, burnout from the pandemic, and a rapidly greying Baby Boomer population have created a trifecta of staffing challenges across the healthcare space, but one nurse...

CMS posts reminder to maintain COVID-19, flu protections

Clean those glucometers and trash the household spoons in surgery

Checklist: Staying prepared for winter weather

Looking forward is looking back…

Meet mpox; World Health Organization renames monkeypox virus

Bylaws and other governing documents: The Medical Executive Committee's role

With security breaches on the rise, consider these tips

New handbook tackles workplace violence prevention in healthcare

Important Info About Your HLSC Subscription

Tackling nursing’s trifecta of challenges

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