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Medical Environment Update

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Building blocks to better data

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

The one thing healthcare isn’t short on is data. The industry has data coming in from all directions, but that’s not always a perfect scenario—data that is duplicated, low quality, or siloed can prese...

Medical Environment Update

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Improving patient access to their data

February 11, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

As the healthcare ecosystem in the U.S. grows more complex, there continues to be a focus on strengthening outcomes, controlling costs, and improving data. Improved quality of healthcare data helps ov...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Cybersecurity is still the top tech threat in healthcare, according to ECRI

February 11, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Patient Safety

The threat of cybersecurity attacks is still the top technological threat to healthcare organizations, according to the ECRI Institute. But a problem cause by the two-year-old pandemic isn’t that far ...

Medical Environment Update

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Setting a smart-growth approach to telehealth in motion: Three insights

February 11, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Cybersecurity & Technology

In 2020, telehealth investments focused on speed, not strategy, as healthcare providers and payers rushed to meet the need for virtual care during the pandemic. Now, a recent Amwell/HIMSS survey shows...

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Tips for running successful fire drills

February 11, 2026

Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

Someone’s always checking for compliance when it comes to fire safety, especially in healthcare facilities. Naturally, that includes several regulatory agencies: CMS, The Joint Commission (TJC), Depar...

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Securing healthcare data: Protecting mainframes during COVID and beyond

February 11, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Even pre-pandemic, hospitals were prime targets for hackers and other online threats. That condition has only grown worse over the past 18 months, with vaccine infrastructure becoming a tempting targe...

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Improving remote monitoring to care for isolated seniors

February 11, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

According to a new study from JAMA Internal Medicine, an estimated 4.2 million adults over 70 were homebound in 2020. This number was twice what it was in 2019, impacted by the pandemic and the aging ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Say no to manual lifting: Lifting a patient without equipment always leads to injury

February 11, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

For years, the medical community has known that manual lifting of patients can lead to work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) from repeated and improper lifting of heavy objects (like human b...

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Patient characteristics play key role in success of video telemedicine visits, study says

February 11, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology

Patient characteristics including older age and ethnicity are associated with the successful completion of video telemedicine visits, a new research article says. Telemedicine visits have increased ex...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Heating and cooling in the extreme

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Health Equity, Cybersecurity & Technology

When it gets too hot or cold in most buildings, you’re expected to put on a jacket, turn on a fan, or just deal with it. That’s not an option for healthcare facilities and laboratories, which must mai...

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Building blocks to better data

Improving patient access to their data

Cybersecurity is still the top tech threat in healthcare, according to ECRI

Setting a smart-growth approach to telehealth in motion: Three insights

Tips for running successful fire drills

Securing healthcare data: Protecting mainframes during COVID and beyond

Improving remote monitoring to care for isolated seniors

Say no to manual lifting: Lifting a patient without equipment always leads to injury

Patient characteristics play key role in success of video telemedicine visits, study says

Heating and cooling in the extreme

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