In this issue:

1. CMS: Increased oversight means even more pressure on AOs to ID problems
2. Alert public relations teams: CMS making deficiency reports more accessible
3. Guest column: Take new look at all patient care with eye to stop HAIs
4. Workplace violence:
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In this issue:

1. Infection control: Include governing board in water management plans to ensure priority CMS seeks
2. Legionella: Review your water management plan as CMS intensifies focus on Legionella
3. Patient safety: How to make flu vaccines for providers legal,
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In this issue:

1. CMS: Agency tells its state surveyors to use TJC recommendations on ligature risk as guide
2. Patient rights: Video may help improve language access for LEP, hard-of-hearing patients
3. CMS: Review TJC ligature risk expectations until more guidance
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In this Issue

1. ECRI to take over critical online resource of evidence-based guidelines
2. CMS again spotlights control of Legionella with revision to surveyor' memo
3. Review you water management plan against newly revised CMS memo
4. Bouffant hat vs
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