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Protect longterm supply chain: Don’t hoard, just order what you need

December 27, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety

As the COVID-19 surge continues through its second wave and collides with influenza season as well as hurricanes, wildfires, or whatever natural disasters the year still has in store, supply experts h...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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OSHA fines hospitals for PPE failures related to COVID-19

September 18, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety, Infection Control

Ensure workers are trained fit-tested for using respirators and are not sharing protective gowns as they care for potentially infectious patients, or you may face fines from OSHA. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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The impossible year continues: Emergency response in 2020

September 15, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Interestingly enough, I don’t believe that I have a great deal of yammering to do this week; not sure if it’s just a case of mental fatigue with all t...

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Punching above your weight: Virtual inspections are coming!

September 08, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As we continue the endurance test that is 2020, one of the general concepts that keeps cropping up relates to external folks (I hesitate to characteri...

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HHS makes COVID-19 data reporting a Medicare CoP as of Sept. 2

August 28, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Get a firm handle on your COVID-19 case data now that a new interim final rule requires the information to be reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a Medicare Condition of P...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Telemedicine: Helping older patients navigate common challenges

December 27, 2025

Patient Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

Putting aside stereotypes and anecdotes about age and technological competence, experts say that issues like vision and hearing loss can make telemedicine tricky for any patient, but especially older ...

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‘Hope is not a plan’: Points to consider for a season of COVID-19 plus flu

December 27, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Workplace safety, Infection Control

Keep assessing how you triage your COVID-19 and influenza patients as the flu season escalates, and include facilities management as well as clinicians and other staff in the continuing discussion. Ma...

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4 recent research articles examine N95 respirator mask sterilization methods

December 27, 2025

Infection Control, Workplace safety

N95 respirator masks have been in limited suppl since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and sterilization is a primary strategy to address shortages of this key person...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, September 2020

December 27, 2025

Behavioral & Mental Health, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, September 2020

December 27, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Leadership & Finance, Infection Control

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Protect longterm supply chain: Don’t hoard, just order what you need

OSHA fines hospitals for PPE failures related to COVID-19

The impossible year continues: Emergency response in 2020

Punching above your weight: Virtual inspections are coming!

HHS makes COVID-19 data reporting a Medicare CoP as of Sept. 2

Telemedicine: Helping older patients navigate common challenges

‘Hope is not a plan’: Points to consider for a season of COVID-19 plus flu

4 recent research articles examine N95 respirator mask sterilization methods

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, September 2020

Inside Accreditation and Quality, September 2020

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