If your hospital security team is reassessing its workplace violence plan in the wake of recent hospital shootings, make sure to have a thorough risk assessment and a well-researched plan before going to leadership for more resources.
The updated infection control risk assessment (ICRA) tool for construction, renovation, and operations might be longer, but it is more user-friendly and eliminates some of the guesswork from the old version, say consultants and users in the field.
Prudent third-party risk management in healthcare follows a time-tested playbook and hinges on a few key fundamentals that all risk managers can use to assess their organization’s progress. It is also a crucial...
Better environmental rounds was a chief recommendation for acute care and critical access hospitals who had maintenance problems with their equipment as well as issues with air supply and return vents, stained ceiling tiles, and unsafe storage of supplies, according to the recently released 2021...
If you have an incident of workplace violence (WPV), expect someone from the Office of Quality and Patient Safety (OQPS) at The Joint Commission (TJC) to show up on your doorstep soon afterward, especially if that incident was in the media.
Risks in the laboratory can be split into two categories, says Sean G. Kaufman, CEO and founding partner of the lab safety company Safer Behaviors. First, he says, are the physical and environmental risks that will always be a part of the job no matter what. These represent...
In recognition that armed conflicts can have a wide-ranging impact, the HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (ASPR TRACIE) has put together a list of resources for such things as preparing for traumatic injuries...
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?
