If you happen to be in California, July 1, 2024 brought about the final implementation of law S.B. 553, which mandates employers with more than 10 employees have a workplace violence prevention plan. Certainly, hospitals have been working on this for a while, but it seems that every Authority...
No matter what else might be happening, no matter what issues you may be dealing with, when it comes to physical environment compliance as a source of vulnerabilities, the regulators don't care.
As you read this (if you’re partaking during the week of publication), I am taking some time...
As we’ve revisited the risk assessment landscape over the years, the one defining characteristic that deserves the widest possible hegemony is the use of data when formalizing any risk assessments.
One of the things I’ve learned over time is that there are certain systems/practices, etc. for which it is better to have and not need, as opposed to needing and not having. And one of the more devastating occurrences can be a fire in a kitchen.
If you’ll forgive me for going a little off topic here (yet again), there’s another resource in the world that I think is worth bringing to your attention. And while I will admit that this one is a little personal (I have two nephews who served in the Marine Corps; both of whom experienced...
The most recent manifestation of CMS’s intent to keep the improvements coming focuses on an expansion of the scope of onsite surveys to include all off-site locations, eliminates things like daily huddles during surveys, limits how accreditation organizations can “sell” consulting and education...
A while back (I can’t really say how long ago, but certainly before COVID), there was a fair amount of survey focus on environmental considerations for performing bronchoscopy procedures. In general, the expectation was that routine bronchs would be done under negative pressure and if you had to...
One of the local (to me) stories that I’ve been following involves the recovery efforts of Signature Healthcare Brockton (Massachusetts) Hospital following a devastatingly complicated electrical fire last year.
As we make the turn into summer (or summah as we call it up here in the Bawston area), I did want to loop back a bit on the importance of including considerations of climate change when discussing emergency planning activities. I know we touched on...
