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CMS revises COVID-19 vaccination memos to combine survey instructions as infection rates decline

October 27, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

CMS has combined three earlier Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) memos on required COVID-19 vaccinations into a single memo, with revisions to note how surveyors should cite noncompliance. ...

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Review needlestick training after ER nurse acquires monkeypox

October 19, 2022

Infection Control, Workplace safety

Remind clinical staff and others about sharps safety now that the CDC has confirmed an emergency department nurse contracted monkeypox in Florida from a needlestick. ...

Medical Environment Update

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Hand hygiene: What to consider when increasing compliance

December 18, 2025

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Healthcare Staff

Contaminated hands are a primary vehicle in transmitting germs and viruses, which means hand hygiene remains imperative to protect patients, staff, and visitors. According to the Centers for Disease C...

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The way forward: Coronavirus remains focal point for healthcare organizations

December 18, 2025

Infection Control, Leadership & Finance

Now that COVID-19 has reached an endemic phase, one of the biggest challenges facing healthcare organizations is keeping communities focused on containing the virus, says Janet Tomcavage, MS, executiv...

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PHE renewed again but start planning now for flexibilities to end

October 13, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Policies and Procedures, Infection Control

If your organization has not already done so, start drawing down now from using compliance waivers granted under the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration. On October 13, the PHE was rene...

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Researcher: Paxlovid is ‘Game Changer’ in treatment of COVID-19

December 18, 2025

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

In the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic, there were no proven therapies for COVID-19. Now, there are several therapies for COVID-19, including Paxlovid, remdesivir, and monoclonal antibodi...

Medical Environment Update

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Addressing antimicrobial resistance following COVID-19

December 18, 2025

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Before COVID-19, deaths from antimicrobial resistance were headed in the right direction, decreasing by nearly 30% in hospitals between 2012 and 2017. But in 2020, resistant hospital-onset infections ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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COVID-19 PHE likely to be renewed at least one more time—maybe

September 20, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

Hospitals are now immersed in twin health emergencies, battling both monkeypox and COVID-19. But CMS has signaled that the waivers and flexibilities allowed for almost three years to battle the corona...

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How to reduce hospital-onset clostridioides difficile

December 18, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety

Increasing the testing of patients for C. diff in the first three days of hospital admission was a key intervention at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, says Cherith Walter, RN, MSN, APRN, a clinical nur...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Surgical fire and IC risks, and EC problems highlighted on survey

September 13, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Infection Control, Fire & Life Safety

Check your eyewash stations, verify air pressure relationships, ensure exit signs are functioning, review surgical instruments for proper sterilization, ensure food temperatures are within range, and ...

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CMS revises COVID-19 vaccination memos to combine survey instructions as infection rates decline

Review needlestick training after ER nurse acquires monkeypox

Hand hygiene: What to consider when increasing compliance

The way forward: Coronavirus remains focal point for healthcare organizations

PHE renewed again but start planning now for flexibilities to end

Researcher: Paxlovid is ‘Game Changer’ in treatment of COVID-19

Addressing antimicrobial resistance following COVID-19

COVID-19 PHE likely to be renewed at least one more time—maybe

How to reduce hospital-onset clostridioides difficile

Surgical fire and IC risks, and EC problems highlighted on survey

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