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Securing healthcare data: Protecting mainframes during COVID and beyond

April 13, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Even pre-pandemic, hospitals were prime targets for hackers and other online threats. That condition has only grown worse over the past 18 months, with vaccine infrastructure becoming a tempting targe...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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An orchestra of care: Transparency for patients at home

April 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Real-time visibility into patient care beyond the acute care setting is more important than ever. Hospitals are more reliant on ambulatory care providers as part of the patient’s care journey, and the...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Caring for the caregivers: A look at improving care after discharge

April 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

An estimated 47.9 million adults—more than 19% of the population—provide informal care for an adult in their lives. What goes on outside of the hospital or care facility is no small ask, either: Two C...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Federal rules on vaccinations supersede state or local orders

April 13, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The new, temporarily suspended CMS interim final rule (IFR) that requires staff vaccinations against COVID-19 will supersede state or local laws or orders that prevent vaccine mandates, notes Marge Mc...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Renown Health begins RPM journey with inpatient program

April 13, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

While healthcare organizations often look at remote patient monitoring (RPM) as a means of caring for patients at home, Renown Health has launched a pilot project aimed at helping a rural hospital imp...

Medical Environment Update

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Say no to manual lifting: Lifting a patient without equipment always leads to injury

April 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

For years, the medical community has known that manual lifting of patients can lead to work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) from repeated and improper lifting of heavy objects (like human b...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Healthcare’s role in community outreach during COVID-19

April 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Infection Control

Well over 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, taking stock of lessons learned and next steps can be a challenge. The industry has encountered a lot in a very compressed time frame, so focusing on sp...

Medical Environment Update

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How to approach better medication management

April 13, 2026

Quality & Errors

The numbers are staggering—more than 10,000 prescription medications on the market, with many patients on more than one medication at a time (PSNet, 2019). According to a recent study by the Get the M...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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How to implement a clinical debriefing program at health systems and hospitals

April 13, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Clinical debriefing efforts can drive several benefits at health systems and hospitals, according to the NYC Health + Hospitals presenters of a session at this week’s IHI Forum. The Agency for Heal...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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What’s actually driving safe healthcare?

April 13, 2026

Quality & Errors

In 2001, the Institute of Medicine released Crossing the Quality Chasm, a landmark report that signaled a new era in the healthcare industry’s view of patient care quality. Fast forward 20 years, and ...

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Securing healthcare data: Protecting mainframes during COVID and beyond

An orchestra of care: Transparency for patients at home

Caring for the caregivers: A look at improving care after discharge

Federal rules on vaccinations supersede state or local orders

Renown Health begins RPM journey with inpatient program

Say no to manual lifting: Lifting a patient without equipment always leads to injury

Healthcare’s role in community outreach during COVID-19

How to approach better medication management

How to implement a clinical debriefing program at health systems and hospitals

What’s actually driving safe healthcare?

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