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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, May 2020

May 4, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 5
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, PPE

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Infographic - Understanding the Difference, Surgical Mask, N95 Respirator

April 29, 2020
Tools
COVID-19, Infection Control, PPE, Worker Safety

A CDC infographic showing the difference between different types of surgical masks. 

OSHA issues interim guidance for worker reuse of masks

April 28, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
COVID-19, Infection Control, PPE, Worker Safety

If you are authorizing the decontamination and reuse of N95 or other protective face masks for healthcare personnel in the face of supply...Read More »

OSHA guidance allows use of decontaminated masks under certain conditions

April 28, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
COVID-19, Infection Control, PPE, Worker Safety

by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com)...Read More »

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

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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 »

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