Keeping healthcare workers safe and healthy is a crucial part of maintaining a high quality healthcare facility

OIG report outlines hospital strategies for meeting EM prep challenges

May 26, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 6
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 »

Worker wellness: Stress reduction and mental health

May 19, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 6
Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the U.S. healthcare system in ways not seen in modern times, as floods of patients have overwhelmed hospitals and...Read More »

ALM issues home washing guidance for healthcare workers

May 19, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 6
Infection Control, Workplace safety

For healthcare workers concerned about COVID-19 exposure and doing laundry at home, the Association for Linen Management (ALM) has issued “Interim...Read More »

NIOSH seeks comment on updated list of hazardous drugs in healthcare

May 19, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 21
Workplace safety, Quality & Errors

The CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is seeking comment through the end of June on a long-awaited update to its...Read More »

Coronavirus Care Rationing: ‘It’s Not Just About Ventilators’

May 13, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 21
Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Workplace safety

In addition to ventilators, there are four primary care rationing scenarios during the coronavirus pandemic, a bioethicist says.Read More »

Coronavirus: Studies find steam effective in sterilizing used medical masks

May 5, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 19
Infection Control, Workplace safety

Two new studies show steam can effectively decontaminate medical masks including the N95 respirator mask.Read More »

Reusing N95 masks

May 5, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 6
Infection Control, Workplace safety

“Only respirator manufacturers can reliably provide guidance on how to decontaminate their specific models of FFRs.” Read More »

Researcher: Coronavirus Pandemic Increases Risk of Physician Suicide

May 5, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 19
Workplace safety, Behavioral & Mental Health, Infection Control

The April 26 suicide death of a New York emergency room physician appears to be related to the pandemic, according to the New York Times...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, May 2020

May 4, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Read More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, May 2020

May 4, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 5
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter Read More »

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