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 »

’Twas the week before Christmas and all through the…

December 17, 2019
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13 Issue 12
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Do you ever find...Read More »

Will you create TJC’s next Emergency Preparedness poster?

December 17, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 53
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Selected posters will be exhibited at the Emergency Management Standards Base Camp on April 21, and at the...Read More »

Fire safety may trump ligature risk, but surveyors likely will want both

December 16, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 1
Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The Joint Commission’s (TJC) newest engineering director, Herman A. McKenzie, MBA, CHSP, told hospital leadership that life...Read More »

Urgent Care Industry White Paper

December 12, 2019
Tools
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

From the Urgent Care Association (UCA) The 2019 Urgent Care Industry white paper is a useful resource for media, urgent care centers, medical professionals, vendors, and anyone interested in learning more...

Do you still BBI? Also, how do you spell survey finding?

December 10, 2019
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13 Issue 12
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Cybersecurity & Technology
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

N-O-I-N-V-E-N-T-O-R-...Read More »

How not to run out of water

December 10, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 1
Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Policies and Procedures

Running out of water in an emergency is not something a hospital wants to think about. However, recent events have shown that it can and does...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 »

It appears that everything isn’t meant to be OK…

December 3, 2019
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13 Issue 12
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Workplace safety
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

You may recall a few...Read More »

Drug Diversion by Healthcare Personnel

December 2, 2019
Webinars
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

This webinar presented by expert speaker Kimberly New, BSN, JD, will explore current trends in drug diversion by healthcare personnel and will address how facilities can develop a straightforward approach to diversion prevention, detection, and response.

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