Doing the math in your head – risk assessments in your own house

June 13, 2022
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 16 Issue 6
Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

Lately it seems that I’ve been running into risk assessments that “feel” more like incomplete thoughts in that all the risks within the assessed...Read More »

Flatten the curve – stop the spread!

May 16, 2022
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 16 Issue 5
Environment of Care, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Life Safety, Suicide Prevention
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

This week, our friends from...Read More »

Nursing suicide prevention model recognized as an edge runner by the American Academy of Nursing

December 28, 2021
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 15 Issue 51
Suicide Prevention, Worker Safety

The ...Read More »

Mental health over the holidays: A tough time for patients and providers

December 7, 2021
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 23 Issue 1
Mental Health, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention, Worker Safety

The holidays are a stressful time for many people, even without the added burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues, seasonal...Read More »

Physician suicide: Overworked and feeling betrayed during the pandemic

October 5, 2021
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 22 Issue 11
Worker Safety, Suicide Prevention

One of the more critical issues impacting healthcare providers today is physician suicides, discussed by University of Iowa professors ...Read More »

PTSD: There is help for patients—and providers

July 13, 2021
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 22 Issue 8
Mental Health, COVID-19, Patient Safety, Worker Safety, Suicide Prevention

PTSD occurs after a person experiences or witnesses a highly stressful or upsetting event. Patients can also develop PTSD secondhand, from close...Read More »

Risk assessments: Don’t leave home without one!

May 4, 2021
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 15 Issue 5
Environment and Facilities, Suicide Prevention, Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant...Read More »

Inform, reassure, and reduce anxiety during COVID-19

August 4, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 32
Mental Health, Burnout, COVID-19, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

Here are areas where your facility can work to ease patients’ safety concerns during the pandemic. They come from Colleen McCrory, MBA,...Read More »

Money woes and distance: Patient stressors during the COVID-19 era

August 4, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 9
Mental Health, Burnout, COVID-19, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

As of this writing, the novel 2019 coronavirus has infected over 4.6 million Americans and killed over 155,000. Unemployment is at its highest...Read More »

How to Reduce Anxiety and Burnout at Primary Care Practices

July 14, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 29
Burnout, Worker Safety, Suicide Prevention

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