CMS suspends restrictions on care venues as providers tackle COVID-19 surges

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
April 7, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Cybersecurity & Technology

The sweeping "Hospitals Without Walls" initiative take effect immediately and allows hospitals to bill Medicare for services in unconventional...Read More »

Feeling pretty psyched: Some good news to share!

Mac's Safety Space
April 6, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

In full recognition...Read More »

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

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 31, 2020
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 »

Rock on: Where do we go from here?

Mac's Safety Space
March 31, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

It would seem that...Read More »

Study: SARS-CoV-2 Can Live for 72 Hours on Plastic, Stainless Steel Surfaces

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 24, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be detected...Read More »

Two-thirds of all hospital beds are already occupied

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 24, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Infection Control

New report shows some states and counties lag far behind in the availability of hospital beds.Read More »

Time I had some time alone: How negative do we need to be?

Mac's Safety Space
March 24, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Just a quick couple...Read More »

What a short, strange trip it’s been…

Mac's Safety Space
March 18, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

I think we can...Read More »

See when states will face hospital bed capacity shortages during the COVID-19 outbreak

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 17, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

The earliest ICU bed shortages are likely to emerge at the end of March, according to a new analysis.Read More »

Logic doesn’t always prevail…a luxury you can’t afford!

Mac's Safety Space
March 17, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

By my observations...Read More »

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