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Healthcare Safety Leader

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Nuclear disasters and cyberwar: Don’t forget world events in staying prepared for emergencies

April 19, 2022

Cybersecurity & Technology, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

You may think world events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine should not factor into your emergency preparedness planning. But the FBI has warned hospitals to be on alert for attacks from Russian...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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COVID-19 PHE is renewed through July 15

April 08, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS continues to gradually end some emergency blanket waivers allowed under the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for some providers, but for now the 1135 waivers remain intact for acute care and...

Mac's Safety Space

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It’s a battle of blurry edges…

April 18, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

It’s a battle of blurry edges…or is it one of those “sometimes you eat the bear; sometimes the bear eats you” things? ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Refugee health: Trauma, lost documents, and language barriers

February 12, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Health Equity

Ukraine is not the only place with an ongoing military conflict. Fighting in Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Ethiopia also forced many people to flee their homelands. Even when a country is technically...

Medical Environment Update

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Inherent vs. residual risks in the laboratory; The risks you accept and the risks you can change

February 12, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

Risks in the laboratory can be split into two categories, says Sean G. Kaufman, CEO and founding partner of the lab safety company Safer Behaviors. First, he says, are the physical and environmental r...

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What goes into building a threat management team?

February 12, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Workplace safety

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently issued guidance for the formulation of threat assessment and management teams. “Through identifying and managing potential threats, these teams provid...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict

February 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors

Emma Moore felt cornered. At a community health clinic in Portland, Oregon, the 29-year-old nurse practitioner said she felt overwhelmed and undertrained. Coronavirus patients flooded the clinic for t...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CMS tweaks COVID-19 vaccine memos to clarify survey process

April 06, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Surveyors on site for a Life Safety Code®-only complaint or LSC-only follow-up survey are not expected to check for compliance with the new requirements to vaccinate healthcare workers against COVID-1...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Ask the expert: What medical records will be reviewed during hospital survey?

April 12, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

What charts or other medical information, including closed records, can you could expect a Joint Commission surveyor to ask for during survey? ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Look for increased review of surgical, hyperbaric suite fire safety

April 12, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Expect surveyors to take a closer look at the fire safety precautions in hospital surgical and hyperbaric suites, especially once new elements of performance (EP) from The Joint Commission (TJC) go in...

Nuclear disasters and cyberwar: Don’t forget world events in staying prepared for emergencies

COVID-19 PHE is renewed through July 15

It’s a battle of blurry edges…

Refugee health: Trauma, lost documents, and language barriers

Inherent vs. residual risks in the laboratory; The risks you accept and the risks you can change

What goes into building a threat management team?

Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict

CMS tweaks COVID-19 vaccine memos to clarify survey process

Ask the expert: What medical records will be reviewed during hospital survey?

Look for increased review of surgical, hyperbaric suite fire safety

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