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Mixing electricity and water – but only in conversation!

November 07, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety

Two topics are on the rise in terms of potential impact on our facilities: electric vehicles and water threats. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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It’s official: CMS creates new rural emergency hospital provider type

November 04, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS has finalized the rural emergency hospital (REH) as a new provider type in the hopes of helping rural areas keep much needed healthcare services as hospitals continue to close. ...

Medical Environment Update

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Is lab safety corny?

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety

For me, corn is nothing new. I like it, but I don’t get excited about it, and when it is on my plate I don’t pay it much attention. The laboratory can be like that for staff members who work there eve...

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Extreme weather tips for Life Safety Code compliance

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Whether your healthcare facility is in Las Vegas or Bangor, Maine, extreme weather will always be on the table. For instance, winter ice, snow, and freezing temperatures put healthcare facilities and ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Prepare now for winter surprises

February 11, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

Volcanic eruptions and La Niña expected to make for an interesting winter season ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Want to solve your workforce shortages? Grow your own staff

February 11, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Healthcare Staff, Workplace safety

Many healthcare executives say workforce shortages are their top challenge as the country emerges from the crisis phase of the coronavirus pandemic. Health systems, hospitals, and physician practices ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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13.9% of adults who test positive for COVID-19 experience long COVID, study finds

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

The World Health Organization has defined long COVID as a syndrome that occurs three months after a COVID-19 infection, with symptoms that last for at least two months. Long COVID symptoms include cou...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CMS revises COVID-19 vaccination memos to combine survey instructions as infection rates decline

October 27, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

CMS has combined three earlier Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) memos on required COVID-19 vaccinations into a single memo, with revisions to note how surveyors should cite noncompliance. ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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As PHE draws down, consult your staff on changes to ensure you’re meeting their needs, too

November 01, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Take time to consult with your organization’s staff before reverting to pre-pandemic practices and procedures. Some things might not need to change. Some things might need to change quickly. And some ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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TJC: Tackling healthcare equity is newest patient safety concern for leadership

November 01, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

The Joint Commission (TJC) will be focusing on healthcare equity as a patient safety priority when new Leadership requirements come into effect in January. ...

Mixing electricity and water – but only in conversation!

It’s official: CMS creates new rural emergency hospital provider type

Is lab safety corny?

Extreme weather tips for Life Safety Code compliance

Prepare now for winter surprises

Want to solve your workforce shortages? Grow your own staff

13.9% of adults who test positive for COVID-19 experience long COVID, study finds

CMS revises COVID-19 vaccination memos to combine survey instructions as infection rates decline

As PHE draws down, consult your staff on changes to ensure you’re meeting their needs, too

TJC: Tackling healthcare equity is newest patient safety concern for leadership

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