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 »

Coronavirus: 6 Measures to Sustain the Healthcare Workforce

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 24, 2020
Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads in the United...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 »

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

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 23, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

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

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 »

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 »

Breaking news: CMS reminds providers about EMTALA obligations with COVID-19 patients

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 17, 2020
Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology

CMS reminds providers about EMTALA obligations with COVID-19 patients, update nursing home and hospice infection control guidanceRead 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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