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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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The germs that should scare your clinic staff

January 01, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

New superbugs are emerging that the CDC and other agencies say can’t be stopped. Here’s what you should do to keep them from overtaking your clinic. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Study: use of high-risk antibiotics leads to increase in C. difficile infections

January 01, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The increased prevalence of hospital-associated C. difficile infections is thought to be tied to higher hospital-wide use of four classes of antibiotics ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Prepare now to avoid costly occupational exposures later

January 01, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

In just eight months in 2019, measles cases spread to more than 30 states. Even if your state isn’t one of those, it’s worth your time to review outbreak preparations for both inside and outside your ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Reusables vs. single-use: The next round in the World Series of Risk Assessments?

September 04, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As summer starts its (hopefully) gradual fade into the record books and the marathon of the baseball season starts its kick to the finish line, it see...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Preparing for an outbreak: Prepare to provide masks, review PPE training

January 01, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Heighten protection for your caregivers by reviewing the evidence of measles immunity for all facility personnel and going over measles protocols and procedures with staff. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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FDA: Use duodenoscopes with disposable parts to prevent infections

January 01, 2026

Infection Control

To protect patients from infection, the FDA now recommends healthcare facilities transition to duodenoscopes with disposable parts. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Beware the bio slime: Legionella problems can lurk even in new pipes

August 27, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Include your water management team in construction and renovation projects to ensure checks are done for waterborne infections before patients and staff move in. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Training tips: Protecting against bloodborne pathogens

August 27, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Unless you are constantly training with your workers, the laws won’t protect anyone. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Meeting Legionella requirements: Examples from CMS

August 27, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Review and update your water management plan to include the latest guidelines by CMS and CDC. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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7-Part EMS screening tool boosts early sepsis treatment

January 01, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Conducting a sepsis screening during emergency medical service transport to an emergency department reduces time to treatment. ...

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The germs that should scare your clinic staff

Study: use of high-risk antibiotics leads to increase in C. difficile infections

Prepare now to avoid costly occupational exposures later

Reusables vs. single-use: The next round in the World Series of Risk Assessments?

Preparing for an outbreak: Prepare to provide masks, review PPE training

FDA: Use duodenoscopes with disposable parts to prevent infections

Beware the bio slime: Legionella problems can lurk even in new pipes

Training tips: Protecting against bloodborne pathogens

Meeting Legionella requirements: Examples from CMS

7-Part EMS screening tool boosts early sepsis treatment

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