Protect your longterm supply chain: Don’t hoard, just order what you need

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 11, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety

As the COVID-19 surge continues through its second wave and collides with influenza season as well as hurricanes, wildfires, or whatever natural...Read More »

Public Health Emergency is Extended: Blanket Waivers Continue for Now

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 4, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

Now that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar has again renewed the official declaration of a public health emergency (PHE) related...Read More »

How to update your restraint and seclusion policy

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 28, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Leadership & Finance, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

Kevin Ann Huckshorn, PhD, MSN, RN, CADC, ICRC, a national behavioral health consultant with years of experience in hospital...Read More »

Emergency management in (you guessed it) ambulatory healthcare

Mac's Safety Space
July 20, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

I...Read More »

California hospitals plan for power outages

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
June 30, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Last October, PG&E shut off power to more than 248 hospitals and millions of customers to prevent uncontrolled power outages during the region...Read More »

Few blanket waivers available within environment of care

Inside Accreditation & Quality
June 30, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Stay on top of routine testing, maintenance, inspections, fire drills, and other life safety and environment of care requirements during the COVID...Read More »

We advance, masked!

Mac's Safety Space
June 15, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

In...Read More »

HHS’ OIG outlines strategies used by hospitals in the COVID-19 trenches

Inside Accreditation & Quality
May 26, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control, Workplace safety

This appendix, reprinted from “Hospital Experiences Responding to the COVID-19...Read More »

OIG report outlines hospital strategies for meeting EM prep challenges

Inside Accreditation & Quality
May 26, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control, Workplace safety

by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com)

If you are still preparing for a major...Read More »

Hurricane preparedness week: Get ready now

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
May 12, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

Dig out your hurricane preparedness plans and now with an eye on potentially handling two or more disasters at once.On top of the continuing...Read More »

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