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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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TJC clarifies 1135 waivers, which suspend rules during a disaster

June 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMS ...

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Clarification: 1135 waivers, temporary suspension of rules during a disaster

June 21, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMS ...

Mac's Safety Space

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’Twas the week before Christmas and all through the…

December 17, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Do you ever find yourself at the end of the year with a list of random items that you just never got to? It’s not that they weren’t (or, indeed, aren’...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Will you create TJC’s next Emergency Preparedness poster?

December 11, 2019

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

Selected posters will be exhibited at the Emergency Management Standards Base Camp on April 21, and at the 2020 Emergency Preparedness Conference on April 21 and 23. ...

Urgent Care Industry White Paper

Thu, 12/12/2019 - 09:04 - - Environment and Facilities

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Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems

December 10, 2019

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Fire & Life Safety, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

Healthcare compliance changed quite a bit in the last decade. For one thing, fire safety moved into the current millennium with the adoption of the 2012 versions of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code® (LSC) an...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Florida storms: Flip phone training and other lessons learned from hurricanes past

November 19, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

As Hurricane Dorian gained strength in the Atlantic in late August, hospitals and other healthcare organizations in Florida and other parts of the southern U.S. prepared for what then appeared would b...

Preventing Violence in the ED: Designing an Effective Violence Prevention Program

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 11:16 - - Natural & Manmade Disasters

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Cold weather is here; get your clinic in gear

October 29, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

The cold weather can engender many dangers that can injure your patients, your employees, and the reputation—and financial well-being—of your health clinic if not properly handled. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, October 2019

October 01, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

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TJC clarifies 1135 waivers, which suspend rules during a disaster

Clarification: 1135 waivers, temporary suspension of rules during a disaster

’Twas the week before Christmas and all through the…

Will you create TJC’s next Emergency Preparedness poster?

Urgent Care Industry White Paper

Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems

Florida storms: Flip phone training and other lessons learned from hurricanes past

Preventing Violence in the ED: Designing an Effective Violence Prevention Program

Cold weather is here; get your clinic in gear

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, October 2019

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