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Folks back home surely have called off the search…

April 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant We knew it was going to happen eventually, but our friends in Chicago have made it official (just in time for the implementation of Daylight Savings T...

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What you need to know about TJC's 2021 Survey Activity Guide

March 08, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission's updated Survey Activity Guide is finally online. Here are some tips on what the changes mean for you. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Physician burnout reaches new heights during COVID-19 pandemic

April 21, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

If there is one lesson to be taken from 2020, it’s that waiting until a problem evolves into a crisis is an exceedingly bad idea. While the world still deals with the effect of COVID-19, there are man...

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April 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

This is Brian Ward and A.J. Plunkett, editors of Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditation & Quality and we are looking for feedback on our newsletters: what we're doing well, what w...

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CMS memos offers new IC, visitation guidance for BH settings

April 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health, Infection Control

The prolonged social isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has created unique challenges for psychiatric hospitals and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabiliti...

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From the sky, the highway’s straight as it could be!

April 21, 2026

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By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant But other things, maybe not so much… In the continuing odyssey of “what goes around, comes around,” I had to cast some tea leaves to recall the las...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, March 2021

April 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for a Basic of Platinum membership to gain access to all Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditat...

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, March 2021

April 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for a Basic of Platinum membership to gain access to all Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditati...

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More and more hospital surveys may be onsite, depending on conditions

February 19, 2021

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As COVID-19 cases go down, your odds for on onsite reaccreditation survey might go up. While CMS is still limiting surveys in some cases, hospitals still may be subject to their regular onsite, trienn...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Surveys on limited hold, PHE extended, new standards reviewed

April 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of breaking news from the Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center since Inside Accreditation & Quality was last published. ...

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Folks back home surely have called off the search…

What you need to know about TJC's 2021 Survey Activity Guide

Physician burnout reaches new heights during COVID-19 pandemic

Rate our newsletters! What do you think about IAQ & PSMJ?

CMS memos offers new IC, visitation guidance for BH settings

From the sky, the highway’s straight as it could be!

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, March 2021

Inside Accreditation and Quality, March 2021

More and more hospital surveys may be onsite, depending on conditions

Surveys on limited hold, PHE extended, new standards reviewed

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