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Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
21
Issue
5

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics policy: Cleaning of toys

December 25, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
Use this policy, shared courtesy of Lynda Bailey, RN, BSN, CSHA, accreditation specialist for quality and patient safety at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, as a starting place to review ...
Inside Accreditation & Quality
- Volume
2
Issue
5

Work with linen provider to manage availability, cut down on hoarding

December 25, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures
Watch out for clean linen hoarding in your patient care units by busy staff who don’t have time to track down items as they turn over rooms. ...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
14
Issue
4

When you get to the end, you get to start all over again…

April 28, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I know you folks have (more or less) been under a constant bombardment of facts, figures, strategies, etc., relating to COVID-19 and, as every day bri...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
21
Issue
5

Top 10 patient safety concerns for 2020

December 25, 2025
Behavioral & Mental Health, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors
While all the headlines have been (justifiably) about the 2019 novel coronavirus, healthcare providers must keep in mind that it isn’t the sole danger to patients. Missed diagnoses, maternal health co...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
14
Issue
4

Will it go ’round in circles? A couple more pieces of the COVID-19 pie

December 25, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As I try to embrace brevity as the soul of wit (which is likely to be as close to Shakespearean as this space is ever likely to venture), I have just ...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
14
Issue
16

A quarter of rural hospitals at 'high risk' of closure, COVID-19 likely to make it worse

December 25, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control
More than 350 rural hospitals, accounting for $8.3 billion in total patient revenue, are at risk, according to a new analysis. ...
Inside Accreditation & Quality
- Volume
2
Issue
5

Online tool helps hospitals place staff in appropriate roles during COVID-19 pandemic

December 25, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Infection Control
To meet the critical need for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals and health systems are seeking new hires and contingent staff members to supplement their workforce. ...
Inside Accreditation & Quality
- Volume
2
Issue
5

Use these tips on security during pandemic preparations

December 25, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety
Bryan Warren, MBA, CHPA, CPOI, is a healthcare security professional, president and chief consultant of WarSec Security, and a past president of the International Association for Healthcare Security a...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
14
Issue
4

Why pay full price for the right thing…

April 13, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant …when you can get an approximation for a lot less money! I’ve been sitting on this particular line of thought for quite some time—long enough for t...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
14
Issue
16

Free online COVID-19 surge planning tool available to hospitals

December 25, 2025
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Quality & Errors
The model, developed by researchers at University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), has already informed decision-making at both the system and government levels. ...

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