Hospital security teams have long played a critical role in patient and staff safety—but under increasing OSHA scrutiny, their responsibilities now stretch even further.
As I see it, the current changes to the Joint Commission accreditation process that are barreling at us with almost alarming speed (it will be January before you know it—and I’m keeping close tabs on that, let me tell you) represent a significant opportunity to streamline the oversight processes...
Hospital workplace violence prevention often comes with good intentions, but incomplete execution. Many hospitals today have crisis response plans on file and security teams on standby.
Hospital lab safety leaders don’t need another reminder about the technician shortage—they’re living it. But what’s often overlooked is the competition beyond the walls of healthcare: Remote jobs, limited career mobility, and lackluster recruiting infrastructure are draining the talent pipeline...
Over the years, I have met a number of folks that got their healthcare start in what used to be known as housekeeping. I got in just at the end of the “housekeeping” era; we morphed into “building services.”
The Joint Commission (TJC) is introducing a new approach to accreditation called Accreditation 360. In its rollout, the accreditor has promised a modernized, more transparent model that emphasizes outcomes, improves public access to standards, and aligns with CMS expectations. There are also a...
Clinical laboratories are once again in the federal crosshairs. According to Barnes & Thornburg, LLP’s 2024 Healthcare Enforcement and Compliance Annual Report, lab service providers were involved in 18 civil settlements totaling nearly $240 million last year—a sharp signal of...
Robert “Navy Bob” Roncska, DBA, a retired Navy captain and co-author of the book High Reliability Healthcare, believes the safest hospitals are those where culture is measured not by slogans, but by behavior.
