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Inside Accreditation and Quality, July 2020

December 30, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors, Infection Control

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Few blanket waivers available within environment of care

December 30, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Stay on top of routine testing, maintenance, inspections, fire drills, and other life safety and environment of care requirements during the COVID-19 national emergency. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Coronavirus: 3 Steps for Reopening Ambulatory Surgery Centers

December 30, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

By Christopher Cheney Safety, managing surgery backlogs, and telemedicine are key elements of reopening ambulatory surgery centers during the coronavirus pandemic, an ASC chief medical officer says...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Study: Using Bed Barriers Cuts Down on C. diff

December 30, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

A new study has achieved a reduction in Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a bacterial infection of the gastrointestinal system that affects up to 500,000 people annually in hospitals. The study, con...

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‘Tired Nurse’ questions why COVID testing isn’t more prevalent

December 30, 2025

Infection Control

In previous issues, Inside Accreditation and Quality has offered you the chance to ask questions on the HCPro and DecisionHealth Coronavirus Forum about the pandemic and solutions you were seeking as ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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White House urges healthcare facilities to open, but safely

June 10, 2020

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Trump administration is urging healthcare facilities to resume elective surgeries, diagnostic tests, and other non-emergency care and is encouraging patients to tend to healthcare needs postponed ...

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Study: Use of dexamethasone could cut coronavirus deaths by a third

December 30, 2025

Patient Safety, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The drug is cheap and widely available, meaning it can be rolled out quickly to poorer communities hit by the disease. The results show that one death out of eight would be prevented for ventilated pa...

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BH in the time of COVID: Answers to some frequent questions

December 30, 2025

Behavioral & Mental Health, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Here is a summary of the most often requested information on ligature risk, 1:1 observation, and the use of telehealth and of masks for patients and staff. ...

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How NYC Health + Hospitals Trained 20K Staffers to Combat COVID-19

December 30, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Infection Control

This spring, NYC H+H, with its 11 acute-care hospitals and three field hospitals established to handle patients infected with COVID-19, was at the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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We advance, masked!

June 15, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant In the topsy turvy world of Personal Protective Equipment (aka PPE), there are some developments on the decontamination/reprocessing of masks that I w...

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, July 2020

Few blanket waivers available within environment of care

Coronavirus: 3 Steps for Reopening Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Study: Using Bed Barriers Cuts Down on C. diff

‘Tired Nurse’ questions why COVID testing isn’t more prevalent

White House urges healthcare facilities to open, but safely

Study: Use of dexamethasone could cut coronavirus deaths by a third

BH in the time of COVID: Answers to some frequent questions

How NYC Health + Hospitals Trained 20K Staffers to Combat COVID-19

We advance, masked!

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