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Review your COVID-19 staff vaccine plan against CMS memo

February 01, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Depending on what state your hospital or healthcare system is in and when you face your regularly scheduled survey, you might have weeks or only days to come into compliance with CMS’ interim final ru...

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(Updated) Are your surveyors vaccinated? Probably, but please don’t ask

January 26, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS has officially put out guidance to its own state survey agencies that all its onsite surveyors should be fully vaccinated, and it expects the same of accrediting organizations (AOs), who are respo...

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TJC joins with clinical pathologist group to recognize top laboratories

January 28, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com) The Joint Commission (TJC) is collaborating with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) to offer TJC-accredited hospital laboratories r...

Mac's Safety Space

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Baby Love – The Supremes Tackle the Tough Questions…

January 10, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I hope you’ll forgive me if I cheat a little bit this week; living in the Boston area, the meteorological folks have kicked things into high gear with...

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All states, territories now subject to CMS COVID-19 vaccination rule

January 21, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

All U.S. states and territories are now subject to the CMS interim final rule requiring staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In a new memo to CMS state surveyors posted January 20, the ag...

Medical Environment Update

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Improving patient access to their data

February 13, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

As the healthcare ecosystem in the U.S. grows more complex, there continues to be a focus on strengthening outcomes, controlling costs, and improving data. Improved quality of healthcare data helps ov...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Excerpt: Soaring to Success - The Path to Developing High-Reliability Clinical Teams

February 13, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

CRM has two main parts. The first deals with teamwork and communication and covers the interpersonal and social aspects of the working environment. The second deals with human factors and situational ...

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What’s new in healthcare security for 2022?

February 13, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Workplace safety

No healthcare professional needs to be reminded of the risks and elevated threats of violence during tense moments with patients and their families, especially in a pandemic. With continuing stress...

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New Joint Commission ‘Quick Safety’ advisory addresses intimate partner violence

February 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Workplace safety

The Joint Commission has released a new Quick Safety advisory to address intimate partner violence (IPV), which has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to healthcare providers. The ne...

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Cybersecurity is still the top tech threat in healthcare, according to ECRI

February 13, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Patient Safety

The threat of cybersecurity attacks is still the top technological threat to healthcare organizations, according to the ECRI Institute. But a problem cause by the two-year-old pandemic isn’t that far ...

Review your COVID-19 staff vaccine plan against CMS memo

(Updated) Are your surveyors vaccinated? Probably, but please don’t ask

TJC joins with clinical pathologist group to recognize top laboratories

Baby Love – The Supremes Tackle the Tough Questions…

All states, territories now subject to CMS COVID-19 vaccination rule

Improving patient access to their data

Excerpt: Soaring to Success - The Path to Developing High-Reliability Clinical Teams

What’s new in healthcare security for 2022?

New Joint Commission ‘Quick Safety’ advisory addresses intimate partner violence

Cybersecurity is still the top tech threat in healthcare, according to ECRI

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