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OSHA outlines new emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 safety for healthcare workers

June 10, 2021

Workplace safety, Infection Control

Be prepared to quickly implement the elements of a new OSHA emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 safety for workers in your hospital or other parts of your healthcare system where potential exposu...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Disease-ridden bloodsuckers

December 21, 2025

Infection Control

Scientists are warning that warmer, wetter weather this year will increase the number of ticks born this year, as well as extend tick season. Bradley T. Truax, MD, principal consultant of the Truax Gr...

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Coronavirus pandemic has eroded physician trust in several areas, survey finds

December 21, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

Physicians are essential players in the healthcare system. When physicians lack trust in institutions, sectors, and colleagues, it erodes healthcare’s fundamental grounding in a series of human relati...

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CDC encourages hospitals, urgent care centers to help vaccinate vulnerable populations

June 14, 2021

Patient Safety, Infection Control

The CDC is encouraging hospitals and urgent care centers to step up outreach to vulnerable patient populations by offering COVID-19 vaccinations to patients at discharge from emergency departments (ED...

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Stay atop of fast-changing regulatory requirements and CDC guidance

December 21, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

As the nation continues its recovery from the pandemic, be aware of the continuing changes in regulatory guidance—and how they might impact your health system. For instance, while some 1135 blanket wa...

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ATA Chair: Telemedicine Choices in Next Few Months Will Shape the Next Decade

December 21, 2025

Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

With pandemic case rates plummeting, telehealth has reached a fork in the road, and one of the industry’s leaders is worried about it. “The choices we make in the next few months, all around the in...

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Processing Clinician Grief and Burnout During, and Outside of, a Pandemic

December 21, 2025

Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

In the worst stretches of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals were profoundly impacted by the rigors and trauma of their work. Experiencing daily challenges associated with the harsh reali...

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Keep what worked, ditch what didn’t as you plan now for next pandemic

December 21, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Whether you are planning for a new healthcare facility or considering renovations or improvements to existing facilities, know that the next pandemic could present even greater physical environment ch...

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California HHS Rebuffs CDC, Extends Mask Guidance Through Mid-June

December 21, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

California state health officials announced this week that they will extend a mask mandate through June 15, despite Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that lifted many of the restri...

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Nearly Half of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Discharged in Declining Shape

December 21, 2025

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Infection Control

Nearly half of COVID-19 patients left the hospital with significant functional decline post-discharge, a new study from Michigan Medicine found. Of those survivors who suffered functional decline, 80%...

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OSHA outlines new emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 safety for healthcare workers

Disease-ridden bloodsuckers

Coronavirus pandemic has eroded physician trust in several areas, survey finds

CDC encourages hospitals, urgent care centers to help vaccinate vulnerable populations

Stay atop of fast-changing regulatory requirements and CDC guidance

ATA Chair: Telemedicine Choices in Next Few Months Will Shape the Next Decade

Processing Clinician Grief and Burnout During, and Outside of, a Pandemic

Keep what worked, ditch what didn’t as you plan now for next pandemic

California HHS Rebuffs CDC, Extends Mask Guidance Through Mid-June

Nearly Half of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Discharged in Declining Shape

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