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CMS says it will enforce staff vaccine mandate where it can

December 30, 2021

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By January 27, hospitals in half of the nation’s states must ensure that all staff have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or have a qualified exemption, or face termination from the Medicare a...

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Inside Accreditation & Quality, January 2022

February 16, 2026

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Mac's Safety Space

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And ma in her kerchief and I in my cap, had just settled down…

December 29, 2021

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By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant For a long winter’s discussion of the The Joint Commission's new Emergency Management chapter (https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/s...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Answer to last issue’s hospital safety forensics photo question

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

In the last Healthcare Safety Leader, we noted the caustic chemicals found in the basement of a hospital by Ernest E. Allen, ARM, CSP, CPHRM, CHFM, a former life safety surveyor and now Life Safety co...

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Federal rules on vaccinations supersede state or local orders

February 16, 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...

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

February 16, 2026

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

February 16, 2026

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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...

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

February 16, 2026

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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...

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As patients fell ill with COVID-19 inside hospitals, government oversight fell short

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

One by one, the nurses taking care of actress Judi Evans at Riverside Community Hospital kept calling out sick. Patients were coughing as staffers wheeled the maskless soap opera star around the Ca...

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2020 report to Congress: CMS remains critical of AO performance

December 17, 2021

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Missed deficiencies within the physical environment, fire safety, infection control and patients’ rights continues to dominate CMS’ annual report card on the annual performance of accrediting organiza...

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CMS says it will enforce staff vaccine mandate where it can

Inside Accreditation & Quality, January 2022

And ma in her kerchief and I in my cap, had just settled down…

Answer to last issue’s hospital safety forensics photo question

Federal rules on vaccinations supersede state or local orders

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

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

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

As patients fell ill with COVID-19 inside hospitals, government oversight fell short

2020 report to Congress: CMS remains critical of AO performance

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