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CDC alert: Screen for international travel as Ebola cases increase

March 3, 2021
Accreditation Insider - Volume 15 Issue 10
Infection Control, PPE

Review your infection control plan for ...Read More »

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March 3, 2021
Accreditation Insider - Volume 15 Issue 10
Accreditation, Patient Safety

This is Brian Ward and A.J. Plunkett, editors of Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditation & Quality and we...Read More »

Arizona Surge Line works to even out patient surge, increase quality care

March 2, 2021
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 3 Issue 4
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Quality Improvement

Consider joining forces with local or even statewide hospitals to find beds for patients during an emergency surge. The plan could improve patient...Read More »

The fight against anxiety, depression, and mental illness during COVID-19

March 2, 2021
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 22 Issue 4
Behavioral health, COVID-19

Mental health has deteriorated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients no longer have access to their normal support systems and outlets, while...Read More »

How to treat coronavirus patients in post-ICU care clinics

March 2, 2021
Accreditation Insider - Volume 15 Issue 9
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

Indiana University Health is using an ambulatory post-ICU care clinic to treat COVID-19 patients who survived ICU care and are experiencing...Read More »

Experts urge more action, emergency OSHA standard on COVID-19

March 2, 2021
Accreditation Insider - Volume 15 Issue 9
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Thirteen medical and scientific experts ...Read More »

Handheld ultrasound boosts doctors’ pandemic toolkit

March 2, 2021
Accreditation Insider - Volume 15 Issue 9
COVID-19, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Point-of-care ultrasound has found an important place in the toolkit of clinicians fighting the spread and effects of COVID-19, according to the...Read More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, March 2021

March 1, 2021
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 22 Issue 3
Accreditation, Patient Safety

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter 

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, March 2021

March 1, 2021
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 3 Issue 3
Accreditation, Patient Safety

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter 

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More and more hospital surveys may be onsite, depending on conditions

February 23, 2021
Accreditation Insider - Volume 15 Issue 8
Accreditation, CMS

As COVID-19 cases go down, your odds for on onsite reaccreditation survey might go up. While CMS is still limiting surveys in some cases,...Read More »

Achieving zero preventable deaths: One hospital’s journey

February 23, 2021
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 22 Issue 3
Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

At CHOC’s Quality Committee meeting in 2015, CHOC deliberately shifted its established goal from “reducing hospital-acquired conditions” to “...Read More »

Surveys on limited hold, PHE extended, new standards reviewed

February 23, 2021
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 3 Issue 3
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19

In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of breaking news from the Accreditation &...Read More »

Study: Half of hospitalized coronavirus patients have symptoms 4 months after discharge

February 23, 2021
Accreditation Insider - Volume 15 Issue 8
COVID-19, Infection Control

Many coronavirus patients hospitalized with severe acute respiratory infection experience significant respiratory, functional, and psychological...Read More »

OSHA HazCom updates include labeling, SDS requirements

February 23, 2021
Accreditation Insider - Volume 15 Issue 8
Policies and Procedures, Staff safety

On February 16, the Occupational Safety and Health...Read More »

Air control equals infection control: Fine tune your internal air quality to slow the spread and growth of bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens

February 16, 2021
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 22 Issue 3
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Finding ways to improve your HVAC systems can be difficult, particularly with the financial strain that many healthcare organizations find...Read More »

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