For many people, forgetting a daily dose of an ADHD, allergy, or other drug might be disruptive but not life threatening. However, for millions of Americans, taking the right medicine at the right time—for diabetes, heart disease, or seizures—can be a matter of life and death. For patients...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 5
S. Caleb Thomas, MS, CHSP, CHOP, healthcare safety specialist in environmental health and safety for the Oregon Health and Science University healthcare organization, is passionate about environment of care topics. He’s been involved in some recent accreditation surveys, as well...
A Colorado health system is testing the feasibility of remote patient monitoring for the early detection of febrile neutropenia, a common, life-threatening complication of cancer therapy that is typically treated as an oncologic emergency.
Actionable and immediate strategies for staffing in acute and critical care practice have been unveiled by a specially formed think tank to address the nurse staffing crisis.
The Nurse Staffing Think Tank, a diverse group of nursing leaders, frontline nurses, CEOs, chief financial...
Check any medical exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccination that your facility approved before the CMS requirements for hospitals went into effect to ensure they are compliant, advised DNV Healthcare officials.
CIHQ has updated its hospital accreditation standards as it finalizes its reapplication to CMS to remain as one of the four accreditation organizations for hospitals.
This photograph of a door to a fire exit was taken in a medical building. Those signs are the only signage for this door. Can you tell what’s wrong with this picture?
A high reliability organization (HRO) is one that works with complex and hazardous systems every day and still retains a highly safe and error-free environment. The first recognized HROs were the United States Navy nuclear aircraft carriers, the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 5
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in its March 2022 cybersecurity newsletter reported that throughout 2020 and 2021, hackers have targeted the healthcare industry...
