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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Trauma-informed care: Seeing through the patient’s eyes

February 20, 2026

Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Caregivers should tailor their processes to account for the stress and fear many victims of abuse and human trafficking feel when brought into the medical environment. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Ensure empty O₂ cylinders are stored separately and policies are clear

February 20, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

TJC has recently highlighted a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) on storage management that clarifies storage of partial cylinders. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Leapfrog leader pushes for adoption of expanded medical error policy

February 20, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Leapfrog is promoting a nine-point Never Event Policy to help health systems and hospitals address catastrophic medical errors. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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New sentinel event alert highlights risks of direct oral anticoagulants

February 20, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission (TJC) this week issued a new Sentinel Event Alert (SEA #61) warning of the risks to patients posed by direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC). ...

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2019

February 20, 2026

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

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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CMS unveils sweeping mandates on hospital pricing transparency

February 20, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Under the proposed rule hospitals would have to make their 'real, negotiated prices known to patients.' ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Speak Up™ on Patient Falls

February 20, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

On July 24, The Joint Commission (TJC) released free materials as part of its Speak Up to Prevent Falls campaign. ...

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Minnesota center uses high harm debriefs to improve event reporting

February 20, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

After a CMS survey last summer resulted in a finding of Immediate Jeopardy, University of Minnesota Health (M Health) was able to quickly develop and implement a new system to bolster its response to ...

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HFAP citations review offers key compliance tips on toughest problems

February 20, 2026

Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

HFAP surveyors will be looking for increased follow-through on a hospital’s evaluation and implementation of organizational policies. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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People get ready: There’s a (survey) train a-coming!

July 23, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant When it comes right down to it, I think it is nigh on impossible to have access to too many resources or, indeed, to have access to too many perspecti...

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Trauma-informed care: Seeing through the patient’s eyes

Ensure empty O₂ cylinders are stored separately and policies are clear

Leapfrog leader pushes for adoption of expanded medical error policy

New sentinel event alert highlights risks of direct oral anticoagulants

Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2019

CMS unveils sweeping mandates on hospital pricing transparency

Speak Up™ on Patient Falls

Minnesota center uses high harm debriefs to improve event reporting

HFAP citations review offers key compliance tips on toughest problems

People get ready: There’s a (survey) train a-coming!

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