Governing boards, physical environment among concerns CMS reports to Congress

January 4, 2022
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 4 Issue 1
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Physical environment

In 2022, CMS plans to restart its pilot project to improve validation surveys but is likely to continue pressure on accrediting organizations (AO...Read More »

Report: Building a smarter healthcare facility

December 28, 2021
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25 Issue 1
Environment and Facilities, Quality & Errors, Physical environment

There’s nothing simple about running a healthcare facility. With complex moving parts creating an operationally challenging environment, hospitals...Read More »

Smoke barriers, blocked fire extinguishers continue to be problematic

December 7, 2021
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25 Issue 1
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety

Develop a protocol for any above-ceiling work, schedule weekly inspections of eyewash stations, and ensure that fire extinguishers are not blocked...Read More »

Going nowhere fast…nothing like the sun

December 7, 2021
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 15 Issue 12
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

I received an...Read More »

I think the people down the hall know who we are…

November 29, 2021
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 15 Issue 11
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Infection Control, Workplace safety
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

As we start moving (in what...Read More »

Making movies on location…

August 2, 2021
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 15 Issue 8
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Workplace safety
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

One of the constants...Read More »

If you remember nothing else: Nothing happens in isolation

July 6, 2021
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 15 Issue 7
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

With the (presumed)...Read More »

In your eyes: The light, the heat, the flushing fluid

June 28, 2021
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 15 Issue 6
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Workplace safety
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

As is often the case...Read More »

We’re only immortal for a limited time

December 14, 2020
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 14 Issue 12
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Cybersecurity & Technology
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant...Read More »

We know it will never be easy, but will it ever get easier?

November 16, 2020
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 14 Issue 11
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

It’s...Read More »

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