Keeping healthcare workers safe and healthy is a crucial part of maintaining a high quality healthcare facility

OIG report outlines hospital strategies for meeting EM prep challenges

Inside Accreditation & Quality
May 26, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control, Workplace safety

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

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

Worker wellness: Stress reduction and mental health

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
May 19, 2020
Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the U.S. healthcare system in ways not seen in modern times, as floods of patients have overwhelmed hospitals and...Read More »

ALM issues home washing guidance for healthcare workers

Inside Accreditation & Quality
May 19, 2020
Infection Control, Workplace safety

For healthcare workers concerned about COVID-19 exposure and doing laundry at home, the Association for Linen Management (ALM) has issued “Interim...Read More »

NIOSH seeks comment on updated list of hazardous drugs in healthcare

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
May 19, 2020
Workplace safety, Quality & Errors

The CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is seeking comment through the end of June on a long-awaited update to its...Read More »

Coronavirus Care Rationing: ‘It’s Not Just About Ventilators’

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
May 13, 2020
Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Workplace safety

In addition to ventilators, there are four primary care rationing scenarios during the coronavirus pandemic, a bioethicist says.Read More »

Coronavirus: Studies find steam effective in sterilizing used medical masks

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
May 5, 2020
Infection Control, Workplace safety

Two new studies show steam can effectively decontaminate medical masks including the N95 respirator mask.Read More »

Reusing N95 masks

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
May 5, 2020
Infection Control, Workplace safety

“Only respirator manufacturers can reliably provide guidance on how to decontaminate their specific models of FFRs.” Read More »

Researcher: Coronavirus Pandemic Increases Risk of Physician Suicide

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
May 5, 2020
Workplace safety, Behavioral & Mental Health, Infection Control

The April 26 suicide death of a New York emergency room physician appears to be related to the pandemic, according to the New York Times...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, May 2020

Inside Accreditation & Quality
May 4, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, May 2020

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
May 4, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

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