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CDC opioid prescribing guidelines clarified

April 25, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

In a letter released in April, the CDC clarified its Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, stating that they weren’t meant to be unduly restrictive for chronic pain patients. The letter ...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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Briefings on Accreditation and Quality

April 25, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

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Mac's Safety Space

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Like the dust that settles all around me: I got those low-down TJC FAQ blues

May 06, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I don’t know if there’s anything to be inferred by the fact that the latest updates on the ligature resistance front are “buried” on p. 8 of the May 2...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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High hospital C-section rates will be published online in 2020

April 25, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Next year, patients and potential parents will have one more metric by which to judge your hospital. Starting July 2020, The Joint Commission (TJC) will publicly report hospitals that have consistentl...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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Depression screening and treatment

April 25, 2026

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

In the January edition of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, a study named “Not Missing the Opportunity: Improving Depression Screening and Follow-Up in a Multicultural Commun...

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Sentinel event statistics for 2018

April 25, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) has released its full sentinel event data for 2018. Published annually in the March edition of Perspectives, TJC uses these statistics to determine areas of concern for the ...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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CMS revises immediate jeopardy process

April 25, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Be prepared to be held accountable for actions by contractors, staff, or volunteers that result in noncompliance with CMS’ Conditions of Participation (CoP) and put a patient in harm’s way. Even if th...

Mac's Safety Space

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Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day: EOC orientation and ongoing education

April 29, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Going to touch on a couple of things this week. First up? Ed-yoo-ma-cation! A week or so back, I received an email encouraging me to list what educ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CDC clarifies opioid prescribing guidelines

September 09, 2024

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

In a letter released April 10, the CDC clarified its federal opioid prescribing guidelines were not meant to be unduly restrictive for chronic pain patients. ...

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CMS Warns Detroit Hospital to Improve IC Issues or Lose Funding

April 25, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has given Detroit Medical Center’s (DMC) Harper University Hospital until mid-April to correct its infection control problems or lose its federal f...

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CDC opioid prescribing guidelines clarified

Briefings on Accreditation and Quality

Like the dust that settles all around me: I got those low-down TJC FAQ blues

High hospital C-section rates will be published online in 2020

Depression screening and treatment

Sentinel event statistics for 2018

CMS revises immediate jeopardy process

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day: EOC orientation and ongoing education

CDC clarifies opioid prescribing guidelines

CMS Warns Detroit Hospital to Improve IC Issues or Lose Funding

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