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NAHQ: Quality professionals and quality work essential during crises such as coronavirus pandemic

April 13, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors, Infection Control

The coronavirus pandemic has illustrated the value of quality professionals and their work in healthcare, according to a recent whitepaper from the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ). ...

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Add sleep problems to the list of COVID-19 challenges for nurses

April 13, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

Working the front lines of the early COVID-19 pandemic led to sleepless nights, anxiety, and depression for more than half of nurses surveyed for a new study. “Nurses are already at risk for higher...

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Opioid use disorder plays significant role in many sepsis cases

April 13, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The Sepsis Alliance is highlighting the intersection of sepsis and opioid use disorders. Sepsis develops in response to infection, and can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. Sepsis is th...

Medical Environment Update

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Points of origin

April 13, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety, Infection Control

After two years of watching and waiting, I have been infected with the COVID-19 virus. I realize that this is nothing special. Millions of others have caught the virus, and some have had a far more de...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Work on COVID-19 worker protections ahead of OSHA scrutiny

February 01, 2022

Infection Control, Workplace safety

OSHA’s two COVID-19-related emergency temporary standards (ETS) requiring specific worker protections as well as vaccinations are both on hold for now but you may still be held responsible for those w...

Mac's Safety Space

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Baby Love – The Supremes Tackle the Tough Questions…

January 10, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I hope you’ll forgive me if I cheat a little bit this week; living in the Boston area, the meteorological folks have kicked things into high gear with...

Medical Environment Update

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Sepsis: Awareness has life-saving value

April 13, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Sepsis is a problem that won’t go away. Globally, one in five deaths are caused by sepsis. In U.S. hospitals, sepsis is the leading cause of death and hospital readmissions. The condition is fast acti...

Mac's Safety Space

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Everything old is new again – lucky to have the work…

January 17, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant While it seems that most of the world is trying to wish away the pandemic, healthcare continues to “fight the good fight” in this longest of sieges. ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Double check infection control and fire safety with onsite laundry rooms

April 13, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Fire & Life Safety

Check manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU) as well as nationally recognized standards when updating your policy on the regular maintenance and cleaning of washing machines and dryers used for pat...

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Study finds racial and ethnic in-hospital mortality disparities during pandemic

April 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Health Equity, Infection Control

In a recent study of Medicare beneficiaries during the coronavirus pandemic, racial and ethnic disparities in mortality were found in COVID-19 hospitalizations and mortality disparities widened in non...

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NAHQ: Quality professionals and quality work essential during crises such as coronavirus pandemic

Add sleep problems to the list of COVID-19 challenges for nurses

Opioid use disorder plays significant role in many sepsis cases

Points of origin

Work on COVID-19 worker protections ahead of OSHA scrutiny

Baby Love – The Supremes Tackle the Tough Questions…

Sepsis: Awareness has life-saving value

Everything old is new again – lucky to have the work…

Double check infection control and fire safety with onsite laundry rooms

Study finds racial and ethnic in-hospital mortality disparities during pandemic

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