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Inside Accreditation & Quality
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Reopening your hospital: Flush water pipes, double-check maintenance

December 29, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control
As you reopen patient care areas for non-emergent care, be sure to flush water lines, check expiration dates on drugs and supplies, and ensure all equipment and spaces have been cleaned and disinfecte...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
14
Issue
29

New IHI Chief Executive: ‘There is No Quality Without Equity’

December 29, 2025
Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Infection Control
Equity is an underpinning consideration in efforts to improve U.S. healthcare, the new president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement says. Kedar Mate, MD, was named chief executive ...
Inside Accreditation & Quality
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2
Issue
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Does TJC require hospitals to provide patient education on COVID-19?

December 29, 2025
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Infection Control
In general, both CMS and The Joint Commission (TJC) require education for patients as needed about the patient’s particular condition(s). CMS requires certain patient education under medication manage...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
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14
Issue
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Coronavirus: 4 Methods Effective in Decontaminating N95 Respirator Masks

December 29, 2025
Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Workplace safety
Based on a review of scientific literature, there are four effective methods to decontaminate N95 respirator masks, a recent research article says. During the coronavirus pandemic, maintaining adeq...
Inside Accreditation & Quality
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Issue
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TJC outlines expectations for resuming surveys, with warning on EC

December 29, 2025
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control
The Joint Commission (TJC) issued several statements about resuming surveys that were suspended at the beginning of the COVID-19 patient surge in March. Just like other agencies during this fast-movin...
Inside Accreditation & Quality
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2
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Get your IT folks ready: It’s virtual survey time

December 29, 2025
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control
Consider adding one or more information technology experts to your survey response team if you are anticipating surveys from CMS, The Joint Commission (TJC), or other accrediting organizations (AO). M...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
14
Issue
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40% of Providers at Risk of Closure Due to Financial Implications of COVID-19

December 29, 2025
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Workplace safety
Forty percent of acute care organizations are at risk of closure, two-thirds of which are organizations with less than 100 beds, due to financial challenges stemming from the coronavirus disease 2019 ...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
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14
Issue
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NIOSH Compiles Disinfectant Safety, Health Hazard Info Amid COVID-19

December 29, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently collected safety and health information on cleaners and disinfectants that employers can use in their hazard communication pr...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
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14
Issue
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Study: COVID-19 Fatality Risk Is Double Earlier Estimates

December 29, 2025
Infection Control
“These dire estimates highlight the severity of COVID-19 in elderly populations and the importance of infection prevention in congregate settings,” the study authors wrote. ...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, July 2020

December 29, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Infection Control
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