March 18, 2020
If you are expecting a survey from your accreditation organization (AO) in the upcoming weeks and months, check in with your liaison. Some AOs are suspending most or all survey activities as COVID-19 ...
Healthcare Safety Leader
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Volume
32
Issue
4
April 29, 2024
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology, Health Equity, Infection Control, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety
The official start of hurricane season is almost here. Hurricanes, especially the monster storms, have taught American hospitals some big lessons, and if you haven’t put those lessons into your resili...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
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Volume
25
Issue
4
December 13, 2025
In Part 2 of this interview with Rosie Bartel and Linda McKinley, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC, they talk about the positive changes they have seen in healthcare-acquired infections when you get patients ...
Inside Accreditation & Quality
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Volume
6
Issue
4
April 08, 2024
Review and update hospital policies and procedures now that The Joint Commission (TJC) has overhauled and even pared down its Infection Prevention and Control (IC) chapter—with one notable new require...
Mac's Safety Space
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Volume
18
Issue
3
December 13, 2025
Recently, the good folks at ECRI revealed their report on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2024. I don’t know that anyone would be surprised at what made the list, though I am surprised that one...
Healthcare Safety Leader
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Volume
32
Issue
2
December 13, 2025
Workplace violence in healthcare remains a serious matter. About 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence-related injuries involved healthcare workers in 2018, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statis...
Mac's Safety Space
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Volume
18
Issue
2
December 13, 2025
Over time, I’ve spoken a fair amount about the work of Matt Freje and the folks at HCInfo in improving the approaches to the management of risks associated with water systems. They’ve been leading the...
Medical Environment Update
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Volume
34
Issue
2
December 13, 2025
The lab manager reported to me that an employee had a body fluid splash to the mouth, and the manager and the employee both wanted to know if it should be reported. At this point, the story breaks dow...
Inside Accreditation & Quality
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Volume
6
Issue
2
February 26, 2024
Almost 90% of hospitals surveyed by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023, were cited for deficiencies under one of the accrediting organization’s ...