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CMS tells surveyors to double check for Legionella contamination

February 23, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

On June 2, CMS issued a new memo to surveyors on the importance of reducing cases of Legionella infections. Not long after, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent out a Vital Signs ...

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Experts weigh in on CMS transparency proposal: Balancing public's right to know with quality

February 23, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Editor's Note: CMS deleted this proposed rule in August because it might have been prohibited under federal law. This April, CMS published its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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FDA ban on powdered medical gloves now in effect

February 23, 2026

Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Joint Commission now surveying for compliance The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ban on powdered medical gloves went into effect on January 18. It’s now forbidden to use, advertise, and marke...

Inside the Joint Commission

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Inside the Joint Commission, July 24, 2017

February 23, 2026

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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How to get readmission rates under control

February 23, 2026

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

To say readmissions are a big deal in medicine is a massive understatement. The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was enacted in 2010 specifically to take on this problem and has imposed ...

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Holding hospitals for ransom; The WannaCry virus and the lack of cybersecurity in hospitals

February 23, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Over the course of one weekend in May, more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries were held hostage by a ransomware virus called “WannaCry.” The virus locked down computer systems and forced hospita...

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CMS updates transparency and termination notices; Ex-Joint Commission exec calls for fairness in how hospitals are held to standards

February 23, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Editor's Note: Since this story was written, The Joint Commission and experts came out against the proposed rule.Then in August, CMS deleted the transparency rule on because it might have gone against...

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Q&A: Changes to Joint Commission maintenance standards and AEMs

February 23, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Editor’s note: The following is an edited Q&A from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s (AAMI) webinar, “Clarifying the Changes to Joint Commission and CMS Standards.” ...

Inside the Joint Commission

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Inside the Joint Commission, July 10, 2017

February 23, 2026

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Inside the Joint Commission

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Inside the Joint Commission, June 26, 2017

February 23, 2026

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CMS tells surveyors to double check for Legionella contamination

Experts weigh in on CMS transparency proposal: Balancing public's right to know with quality

FDA ban on powdered medical gloves now in effect

Inside the Joint Commission, July 24, 2017

How to get readmission rates under control

Holding hospitals for ransom; The WannaCry virus and the lack of cybersecurity in hospitals

CMS updates transparency and termination notices; Ex-Joint Commission exec calls for fairness in how hospitals are held to standards

Q&A: Changes to Joint Commission maintenance standards and AEMs

Inside the Joint Commission, July 10, 2017

Inside the Joint Commission, June 26, 2017

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