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

Duke Health to begin reusing N95 masks

March 31, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 14
Infection Control, Workplace safety

Researchers at Duke Health this week announced a way to sterilize masks using aerosolized hydrogen peroxide. The gas doesn’t damage the mask...Read More »

COVID-19: Hospitals should consider CoP carefully before deciding on DNR policy

March 31, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 14
Environment and Facilities, Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Workplace safety

As the nation grapples with the 2019 novel coronavirus, clinicians and others in facilities have discussed whether to implement blanket “Do Not...Read More »

COVID-19: Non-profit group partners with biotech consortium to crowd-source PPE solutions

March 23, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 13
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Healthcare Ready, a nonprofit that works to strengthen public-and private-sector healthcare supply...Read More »

COVID-19: OSHA relaxes respirator fit-testing enforcement under certain circumstances

March 17, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

In further recognition of the short supply of protective N95 respirators for healthcare workers treating suspected or confirmed patients with...Read More »

I sit at my table and wage war on myself—and earn an OSHA citation!

February 10, 2020
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 14 Issue 2
Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

While I have a...Read More »

Creating a culture that puts an end to sexual harassment in healthcare

December 23, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

7% of physicians and 11% of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants had experienced sexual harassment. Read More »

CMS offers training on new electronic form for restraint-related deaths

December 23, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 54
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

As of January 1, CMS eliminated the paper version of the form to report patient deaths associated with restraint or seclusion. Read More »

I heard the bells! Or did I see three ships?

December 23, 2019
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13 Issue 12
Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Yet another mixed...Read More »

Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems

December 10, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 1
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Fire & Life Safety, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

Healthcare compliance changed quite a bit in the last decade. For one thing, fire safety moved into the current millennium with the adoption of...Read More »

Workplace Violence Legislation Moves Forward

December 3, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 51
Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

On Nov. 11, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to...Read More »

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