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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2019

February 21, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

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Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2019

February 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Behavioral & Mental Health

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Get ready for the next flu season

February 21, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

In the 2018–2019 season there were up to 43 million cases of the flu, resulting in about 20 million medical clinic visits, 647,000 hospitalizations, and 61,200 deaths. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Multiple injection safety violations led to NJ outbreak

February 21, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Multiple violations of injection safety and infection prevention practices contributed to a 2017 outbreak of septic arthritis at a New Jersey outpatient facility ...

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Medical center’s four-pronged effort reduced C. diff infections by 55%

February 21, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

At North Shore Medical Center, antibiotic stewardship was the most effective intervention in reducing C. diff infections ...

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New decision support tool reduces sepsis mortality by 22.9%

February 21, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

“The SPOT algorithm surveils 24 hours a day, seven days a week to look for the signs and symptoms of sepsis. When those signs are found, they are teed up and presented to the caregivers,” ...

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Touching eyes: Disinfecting ophthalmology devices

February 21, 2026

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

A new Quick Safety advisory from The Joint Commission (TJC) tells providers to do a better job sterilizing medical devices that touch patients’ eyes. ...

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Update policies against AORN’s latest revisions to its surgical attire guideline

February 21, 2026

Infection Control, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Bouffant caps only in the surgical suite? Skull cap? Both? It’s your choice. Just make sure your hospital policy on surgical attire is clear and that it is followed, or you may run afoul of CMS or ...

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Mold found in Seattle Hospital ORs leads to one death, 5 infections

February 21, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Seattle Children’s hospital said this week one patient died and five others have been infected by mold that forced the closure of all of the facility’s main operating rooms, according to the Seattle T...

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2019

Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2019

Get ready for the next flu season

Multiple injection safety violations led to NJ outbreak

Medical center’s four-pronged effort reduced C. diff infections by 55%

New decision support tool reduces sepsis mortality by 22.9%

WHO "How to Handwash" Poster

Touching eyes: Disinfecting ophthalmology devices

Update policies against AORN’s latest revisions to its surgical attire guideline

Mold found in Seattle Hospital ORs leads to one death, 5 infections

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