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Mac's Safety Space

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It’s been a long time: Revisiting an EOC perennial

March 13, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Setting the wayback machine for the dark ages of safety (well, 2011 or so), we come to the last time we covered the monitoring of temperature and/or h...

Inside the Joint Commission

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Inside the Joint Commission, March 4, 2019

February 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In this issue: Staff safety: Review PPE training and protect staff ahead of new survey expectations Patient's rights: TJC encourages patient-centered approach to de-escalating workplace viole...

Mac's Safety Space

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Making a checklist, making it right: Reducing compliance errors

March 01, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As you may have noticed, I am something of a fan of public radio (most of my listening in vehicles involves NPR and its analogues) and every once in a...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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Briefings on Accreditation and Quality, March 2019

February 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Anticoagulant National Patient Safety Goal updated

February 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its anticoagulant therapy National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) December 7. NPSG 03.05.01 has eight new or revised elements of performance (EP). ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Dialysis tips

February 21, 2026

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Here are some additional tips from Kathleen Good, MSN, RN, a former surveyor with TJC and now an associate of Patton Healthcare Consulting, for ensuring you keep patients safe and meet surveyor expect...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Examine your dialysis space to ensure room to separate infectious patients

February 21, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Hemodialysis is one of four areas The Joint Commission (TJC) says it’s increasing focus on during surveys. With this in mind, ensure that your hospital’s hemodialysis patients remain in clear view of ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Suicide Prevention National Patient Safety Goal updated

February 21, 2026

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

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its suicide prevention National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) November 27. NPSG 15.01.01 now has seven elements of performance (EP), up from three. All t...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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Joint Commission refutes AO conflict of interest study

February 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

A study that found independent hospital accreditation carries no real benefit for patient outcomes has garnered a formal rebuttal from The Joint Commission, which argues the researchers reached faulty...

The Survey Coordinator's Handbook, 20th Edition

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It’s been a long time: Revisiting an EOC perennial

Inside the Joint Commission, March 4, 2019

Making a checklist, making it right: Reducing compliance errors

Briefings on Accreditation and Quality, March 2019

Anticoagulant National Patient Safety Goal updated

Dialysis tips

Examine your dialysis space to ensure room to separate infectious patients

Suicide Prevention National Patient Safety Goal updated

Joint Commission refutes AO conflict of interest study

The Survey Coordinator's Handbook, 20th Edition

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