Incident command hospital offers tips on handling patient surge

Inside Accreditation & Quality
February 18, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

As mass casualty events go, the 75-vehicle pileup on the Sunday before Christmas on an interstate in southeastern Virginia could have been much...Read More »

Work with local healthcare coalitions to successfully manage mass casualty surge

Inside Accreditation & Quality
February 18, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

Build off any protocols you already have for handling extra-busy days at your emergency department (ED) to create a patient surge plan that can...Read More »

CDC: Focus on Protecting Staff and Supplies as Coronavirus Concerns Grow

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
February 18, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

Concerns in the public may be contributing to a growing...Read More »

On your marks, get set, sweat!

Mac's Safety Space
February 18, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

But hopefully not a...Read More »

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

Mac's Safety Space
February 10, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

While I have a...Read More »

What we all want: If everything is priority one, then everything is priority none

Mac's Safety Space
February 3, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

As our friends from...Read More »

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

Inside Accreditation & Quality
January 28, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As of January 1, CMS eliminated the paper version of the form to report patient deaths associated with restraint or seclusion. Form CMS-10455 must...Read More »

Use past experience with MERS, Ebola to prep for latest coronavirus

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
January 28, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Dig out and update your plan for screening for MERS-CoV, Ebola, measles or any other infectious disease with the latest information on the newly...Read More »

Don’t get soaked by your water management program!

Mac's Safety Space
January 27, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

I don’t know about...Read More »

You might find this week’s post somewhat shocking!

Mac's Safety Space
January 23, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

One of the survey...Read More »

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