personal protection equipment

FDA says 4 million N95 masks could be reused thanks to emergency order

April 21, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 17
Accreditation, COVID-19, Infection Control, PPE, Worker Safety

The FDA has issued two emergency use authorization (EUA) for sterilizing and reprocessing N95 masks, once in...Read More »

Use these tips on security during pandemic preparations

April 14, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Workplace Violence, Infection Control, PPE, Worker Safety

Bryan Warren, MBA, CHPA, CPOI, is a healthcare security professional, president and chief consultant of...Read More »

Continue to secure supplies as long as national crisis evolves

April 7, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, PPE

Keeping supplies in-house may continue to be a security problem as long as COVID-19 grips the nation.

Not only are hospitals grappling with...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, April 2020

April 6, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 4
Accreditation, COVID-19, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, PPE

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

Duke Health to begin reusing N95 masks

March 31, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 14
COVID-19, Infection Control, PPE

Researchers at Duke Health this week announced a way to sterilize masks using aerosolized hydrogen peroxide. The gas doesn’t damage the mask...Read More »

COVID-19: Hospitals should consider CoP carefully before deciding on DNR policy

March 31, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 14
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Leadership, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, PPE

As the nation grapples with the 2019 novel coronavirus, clinicians and others in facilities have discussed whether to implement blanket “Do Not...Read More »

COVID-19: Non-profit group partners with biotech consortium to crowd-source PPE solutions

March 23, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 13
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Infection Control, PPE

Healthcare Ready, a nonprofit that works to strengthen public-and private-sector healthcare supply...Read More »

Looking at the biggest problems with PPE

February 22, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 2
Environment and Facilities, PPE

The failure of workers to comply with PPE guidance is a perennial issue in healthcare. While PPE protects workers from infection and harm, it also...Read More »

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