Patient Safety Monitor Journal
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Volume
24
Issue
1
December 14, 2025
Hand hygiene remains a perennial issue in healthcare and requires constant vigilance on the part of providers. With the “tripledemic” of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus this winte...
Medical Environment Update
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Volume
33
Issue
1
December 14, 2025
A new workplace can seem daunting on the first day of a job. Employers provide information by fire hose and expect new staff to simply absorb it all—which can be dangerous.
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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
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Volume
16
Issue
51
December 14, 2025
The focus on profits in U.S. healthcare is “damaging,” Institute for Healthcare Improvement President Emeritus and Senior Fellow Donald Berwick, MD, said during last week’s IHI Forum in Orlando, Flori...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
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Volume
16
Issue
48
December 14, 2025
A new report published by the American Hospitals Association (AHA) calls on health systems and hospitals to focus on three core challenges to address the strained healthcare workforce.
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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
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Volume
16
Issue
48
December 14, 2025
Incidents of workplace violence cost hospitals approximately $2.7 billion in 2016, according to a study from the American Hospital Association. Additionally, 13% of employee sick time is the result of...
Medical Environment Update
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Volume
32
Issue
11
December 14, 2025
For me, corn is nothing new. I like it, but I don’t get excited about it, and when it is on my plate I don’t pay it much attention. The laboratory can be like that for staff members who work there eve...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
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Volume
16
Issue
45
December 14, 2025
Many healthcare executives say workforce shortages are their top challenge as the country emerges from the crisis phase of the coronavirus pandemic. Health systems, hospitals, and physician practices ...
Volume
25
Issue
10
December 14, 2025
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Leadership & Finance, Fire & Life Safety
Dale Lyman, CFPS, has lived and breathed fire and other kinds of safety for decades. He spent most of his career in various roles for the city of Greeley, Colorado. That 35-year stint included roles a...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
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Volume
16
Issue
44
December 14, 2025
The majority of the racist incidents involved patients and family members making inappropriate comments related to race or ethnicity. These comments can have a negative impact on the mental health of ...