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Tips for Opening a Field Hospital During the Coronavirus Pandemic

December 22, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

The recent journal article, which was published by Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, features the planning effort for a 500-bed field hospital at Michigan Medicine—the health system affiliated with t...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Don’t blame the pandemic: Healthcare burnout predates it

December 22, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

After the pandemic ends, healthcare leaders may feel tempted to take the easy route and blame all the problems on the pandemic, including burnout. However, it’s not that simple. Of the physicians expe...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Yes, you must open doors to unvaccinated surveyors

December 22, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of breaking news from the Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center since Inside Accreditation & Quality was last published. by A.J. Plunkett (aplunk...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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In Pandemic’s Wake, Healthcare IT Faces New Realities

December 22, 2025

Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

New realities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are reshaping healthcare IT in ways that affect leadership, employees, and patients, according to a panel of healthcare system executives convened vi...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Treat Coronavirus ‘Long Haulers’ With Multidisciplinary and Comprehensive Approach

December 22, 2025

Patient Safety, Infection Control

Many COVID-19 patients have experienced a range of symptoms for weeks or months after the acute phase of their illness has passed. The National Institutes of Health calls the long-hauler condition pos...

Mac's Safety Space

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Will meeting in person ever come back?

December 22, 2025

Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant And perhaps more importantly: Does it make a difference? As I’ve been working with folks over the past few months, it’s been kind of interesting to...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Coronavirus pandemic stressors impacting careers of healthcare workers

December 22, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

The coronavirus pandemic has led many healthcare workers, particularly women with children, to consider leaving the workforce or reducing work hours, a recent study found. In March 2020, 42% of U.S...

Mac's Safety Space

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Water is wet: How about your ORs?

December 22, 2025

Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Howdy folks, as our friends from Chicago return to the field, a couple of items have come to my attention that I felt were worth sharing. There’s also...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Taking aim at sepsis: Targeted solutions tool

December 22, 2025

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The Center has been working on sepsis care improvement since 2012. To that end, it’s created a Reducing Sepsis Mortality Targeted Solutions Tool (TST) that makes customized recommendations for healthc...

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New survey reveals how hospital supply chains affect nurses, patient safety, and margins

December 22, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Of 100 nurses surveyed—50 nurse leaders and 50 frontline nurses—in February, 86% said they leave procedures to hunt for supplies at least occasionally, according to the report. Some 25% said they don’...

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Tips for Opening a Field Hospital During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Don’t blame the pandemic: Healthcare burnout predates it

Yes, you must open doors to unvaccinated surveyors

In Pandemic’s Wake, Healthcare IT Faces New Realities

Treat Coronavirus ‘Long Haulers’ With Multidisciplinary and Comprehensive Approach

Will meeting in person ever come back?

Coronavirus pandemic stressors impacting careers of healthcare workers

Water is wet: How about your ORs?

Taking aim at sepsis: Targeted solutions tool

New survey reveals how hospital supply chains affect nurses, patient safety, and margins

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