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Wagering on a sewer thing: How are you managing wastes during an emergency?

April 01, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Burn, bury, or dump it—apparently there is madness in the method—and your plan needs to reflect the methodologies. I recognize that, particularly w...

Inside the Joint Commission

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Inside the Joint Commission, March 19, 2018

December 20, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety, Patient Safety

In this Issue: Congressional committee seeks answers from CMS, AOs on hospital patient safety Ensure regular monitoring of soiled utility and other pressure sensitive rooms What air pressure...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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CDC updates SSI guideline for the first time in 18 years

December 20, 2025

Climate Change, Cybersecurity & Technology, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Health Equity, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

In May 2017, the CDC released its new guideline for surgical site infection (SSI) prevention, the first such update since the turn of the century. Between 2006 and 2009, roughly 1.9% of surgical pr...

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Study: Medication errors occur in half of surgeries

December 20, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

A new study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found that medication errors occurred during nearly half of the operations examined. Published in the journal Anesthesiology, the s...

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Wagering on a sewer thing: How are you managing wastes during an emergency?

Inside the Joint Commission, March 19, 2018

CDC updates SSI guideline for the first time in 18 years

Study: Medication errors occur in half of surgeries

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