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Healthcare Safety Leader

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Federal rules on vaccinations supersede state or local orders

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

In case you missed it, here’s a compilation of breaking news from the Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center since Healthcare Safety Leader was last published. by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisi...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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What’s up in 2022? New standards, recurring problems, and playing catchup

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In the upcoming year, surveys will include new standards, revised requirements, modified processes and procedures, and a continued focus on infection control and fire safety. However, none of that pro...

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Report: Building a smarter healthcare facility

February 13, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Quality & Errors, Physical environment

There’s nothing simple about running a healthcare facility. With complex moving parts creating an operationally challenging environment, hospitals can’t afford to be inefficient or lag behind. How hea...

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Securing healthcare data: Protecting mainframes during COVID and beyond

February 13, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Even pre-pandemic, hospitals were prime targets for hackers and other online threats. That condition has only grown worse over the past 18 months, with vaccine infrastructure becoming a tempting targe...

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First time in facilities compliance? Here’s some tips from experts

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The first time in any job can be hard, but learning the ins and outs of survey compliance in facilities management—with standards on top of regulations on top of local requirements on top of state req...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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An orchestra of care: Transparency for patients at home

February 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Real-time visibility into patient care beyond the acute care setting is more important than ever. Hospitals are more reliant on ambulatory care providers as part of the patient’s care journey, and the...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Caring for the caregivers: A look at improving care after discharge

February 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

An estimated 47.9 million adults—more than 19% of the population—provide informal care for an adult in their lives. What goes on outside of the hospital or care facility is no small ask, either: Two C...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Federal rules on vaccinations supersede state or local orders

February 13, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The new, temporarily suspended CMS interim final rule (IFR) that requires staff vaccinations against COVID-19 will supersede state or local laws or orders that prevent vaccine mandates, notes Marge Mc...

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All hazards planning: What to do when the earth shakes and water fails

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Located in the Mojave Desert, Ridgecrest Regional Hospital in Ridgecrest, California, is a critical access hospital that is closer to Las Vegas than it is a major earthquake fault line. Still, there h...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Vary your fire drills because surveyors will be checking

February 13, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Fire & Life Safety

Vary the start time of your quarterly fire drills by at least an hour on each shift because surveyors will be checking. And beware of establishing a pattern of scheduling drills because both The Jo...

Federal rules on vaccinations supersede state or local orders

What’s up in 2022? New standards, recurring problems, and playing catchup

Report: Building a smarter healthcare facility

Securing healthcare data: Protecting mainframes during COVID and beyond

First time in facilities compliance? Here’s some tips from experts

An orchestra of care: Transparency for patients at home

Caring for the caregivers: A look at improving care after discharge

Federal rules on vaccinations supersede state or local orders

All hazards planning: What to do when the earth shakes and water fails

Vary your fire drills because surveyors will be checking

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