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CMS, HHS busy with updates and changes to impact a variety of providers

August 16, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS officials have been busy this summer updating Conditions of Participation, proposing new CoPs and issuing guidance that impacts a variety of providers. ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Emergency management prep takes frontline role as COVID-19 PHE continues

August 16, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

How well hospitals remain prepared for a crisis is taking a front seat during surveys, especially as surveyors review how facilities are updating their emergency management plans with lessons learned ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Need information on workplace safety? TJC offers new compendium of resources

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

With a nod to OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week, August 15-21, The Joint Commission (TJC) is announcing the creation a Healthcare Workforce Safety and Well-Being website, which offers a variety of resources to...

Mac's Safety Space

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Perhaps PHEs are like kids – impossible to pick a favorite!

August 15, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

So, now that monkeypox has made it to the big leagues with its declaration as a public health emergency (PHE), I can’t help but think that, for a lot of folks, it’s probably a little ways down on the ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Monkeypox officially declared public health emergency

August 04, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As cases climb, the U.S. declares monkeypox the second public health emergency in less than three years. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Antibiotic indications

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Quality & Errors

Despite being a best practice and one of the elements of CDC’s Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship, very few healthcare organizations have likely mandated indications for antibiotics, says Bradley...

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IAHSS releases updated use-of-force guidelines

February 12, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

The International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) has released updated guidance on use of force in healthcare security settings. Use of force in healthcare environments invol...

Medical Environment Update

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Rural hospitals use new technology to efficiently manage beds and transfers

February 12, 2026

Physical environment, Patient Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

When you’re the only critical access hospital around for hundreds of miles, you’d better have the resources for treating patients in need of emergency care—or the means for quickly and effectively get...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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UC Davis offers free online course to help clinicians prevent firearm injuries

February 12, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

The University of California, Davis is offering a free online continuing education course to help clinicians and other healthcare providers prevent firearm injury. Training is provided by the Bulle...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Can tattoos accurately measure blood pressure?

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology, Healthcare Staff

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University have created an electronic tattoo that can be worn on the wrist comfortably for hours while providing accurate, continuous...

CMS, HHS busy with updates and changes to impact a variety of providers

Emergency management prep takes frontline role as COVID-19 PHE continues

Need information on workplace safety? TJC offers new compendium of resources

Perhaps PHEs are like kids – impossible to pick a favorite!

Monkeypox officially declared public health emergency

Q&A: Antibiotic indications

IAHSS releases updated use-of-force guidelines

Rural hospitals use new technology to efficiently manage beds and transfers

UC Davis offers free online course to help clinicians prevent firearm injuries

Can tattoos accurately measure blood pressure?

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