President Biden signed legislation ending the COVID-19 national emergency, and HHS is ending the public health emergency (PHE) declaration on ...Read More »
ECRI’s annual report on the top patient safety concerns facing the healthcare industry—and what to do about them—are free online. The 2023 list...Read More »
When accreditation organization (AO) surveyors show up for survey, people automatically become nervous. The reaction is natural. Yes, the...Read More »
We can finally close the book, so to speak, on survey year 2022 and, in so doing, ponder the forces that come into play to increase the degree(s)...Read More »
Ensure your workers are up to date on respirator fit testing and falls protection protocols, especially if OSHA has cited your healthcare facility...Read More »
Roundup: CDC issues measles alert, The Joint Commission reapproved to accredit psychiatric hospitals and suicide remains a leading cause of death...Read More »
In what is hopefully another in an ever-more-frequently covered topic (that being, the removal of barriers to compliance by those charged with...Read More »
“Even momentary proximity between an illuminated laparoscopic or arthroscopic light lead and a surgical drape can cause a full-thickness burn to...Read More »
Make sure your facility’s weekly and monthly environmental walkthrough checklist includes looking for anything resting on fire sprinkler pipes,...Read More »
