FDA bans certain respirators from being decontaminated, reused

June 9, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 24
Accreditation, COVID-19, Infection Control, PPE, Staff safety

Chinese-made N95 masks and respirators with exhalation tubes among banned types.Read More »

TJC, other AOs to change survey focus in wake of pandemic

June 9, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 7
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, HFAP, Joint Commission, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation

As regular survey activities slowly resume, expect The Joint Commission (TJC) and other accrediting organizations (AO) to follow CMS in focusing...Read More »

Nearly 600, and counting, U.S. Health Workers Have Died Of COVID-19

June 9, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 24
COVID-19, Staff safety

The tally includes doctors, nurses and paramedics, as well as crucial healthcare support staff such as hospital janitors, administrators and...Read More »

Telehealth Expansion During Coronavirus Pandemic Changing Physician-Patient Relationship

June 2, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 23
COVID-19, Patient Safety, Telehealth

“Whether telemedicine is a good or bad thing for the...Read More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, June 2020

June 1, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 6
COVID-19, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, PPE

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, June 2020

June 1, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 6
Accreditation, COVID-19, Patient Safety

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Read More »

HHS’ OIG outlines strategies used by hospitals in the COVID-19 trenches

May 26, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 6
COVID-19, Emergency Management, PPE, Telehealth

This appendix, reprinted from “Hospital Experiences Responding to the COVID-19...Read More »

OIG report outlines hospital strategies for meeting EM prep challenges

May 26, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 6
COVID-19, Emergency Management, PPE, Telehealth

by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com)

If you are still preparing for a major...Read More »

Study Shows COVID-19 Body Count 20 Times Higher Than Seasonal Flu Deaths

May 26, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 22
COVID-19, Infection Control, Patient Safety

New research shows that counted deaths from COVID-19 in mid-...Read More »

How to Create an N95 Mask Disinfection Facility for Less Than $15,000

May 21, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 22
COVID-19, Infection Control, PPE

The process is based on a concept from the University of Nebraska and adheres to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. The health...Read More »

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