As I wander around the countryside visiting hospitals of all shapes and sizes, there are a few common challenges that seem to give just about everyone fits. And probably among the most common of commo...

Reaching in once again to the viewer mailbag, we find a question regarding the laundering of staff uniforms. In this particular instance, this organization is moving from a business casual dress code ...

When it comes to blood clots in surgical patients, "vigilant hospitals get penalized because [when] they look more, they find more. Their rankings look atrocious," says the author of a repor...

Recently I received a question from the field regarding whether employers are required to provide antibody testing at the conclusion of the Hepatitis B vaccine administration process. Now, this is an ...

I recently came across a survey finding that I thought would be worth sharing with the class. In this particular survey, an organization was cited because it had not identified the square footage of t...

For our final 2013 benchmarking survey and report, we decided to go back to our first year to see if one of our original surveys would benefit from and update so we could compare and contrast how thi...

The standards in the EC chapter are organized around some basic concepts. What are those concepts?...

Q: How should I approach monitoring and addressing compliance issues?...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a complaint against LabMD, Inc. The complaint alleging that a lack of information security was an unfair practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act. The compla...

In looking through the ol’ e-mail bag, I received a request for info relative to what the “magic number” was to be able to “count” an influx exercise in compliance with t...