Articles in Healthcare Safety Leader - Volume 31 Issue 2

Healthcare Safety Leader - Volume 31, Issue 2

Review local requirements for medical gas testing

February 27, 2023
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety

Be sure you understand the requirements of your state or local fire authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) when evaluating the annual testing of your hospital’s medical gas program.

Healthcare Safety Leader - Volume 31, Issue 2

Survey preparation: TJC updates standards again, PHE remains active (for now), OSHA reports

February 21, 2023
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

TJC finishes first round of standards review; PHE continues through May 11

Healthcare Safety Leader - Volume 31, Issue 2

Contractor hurt on the job? OSHA may investigate your facility

February 13, 2023
Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

OSHA inspectors were among those who responded to the site to conduct an investigation when a worker died after falling several stories from the roof of a...

Healthcare Safety Leader - Volume 31, Issue 2

ACHC surveyor findings: Samples of physical environment deficiencies, tips for compliance

February 6, 2023
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Here are some samples of physical environment and life safety deficiency findings found at acute care hospitals surveyed by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) from June 1, 2021, to May 31, 2022.

Healthcare Safety Leader - Volume 31, Issue 2

ACHC hospitals: Facilities managers stretched thin as physical environment deficiencies grow

February 6, 2023
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

More than 40% of ACHC hospitals were cited for eight of the top nine most frequently listed physical environment deficiencies.