OSHA Raises Its Civil Penalties for 2020 by Nearly 2%

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
January 21, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures

The new penalty amounts take effect immediately, applying to...Read More »

The place of working dangerously: The importance of kitchen safety

Mac's Safety Space
January 14, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Recently, I fielded...Read More »

2020 starts with a whimper…probably mine!

Mac's Safety Space
January 7, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

A fairly brief...Read More »

Getting a word in edgewise: Take back the power!

Mac's Safety Space
December 31, 2019
Environment and Facilities
By Steve MacArthur, ...Read More »

I heard the bells! Or did I see three ships?

Mac's Safety Space
December 23, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Yet another mixed...Read More »

’Twas the week before Christmas and all through the…

Mac's Safety Space
December 17, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Do you ever find...Read More »

Will you create TJC’s next Emergency Preparedness poster?

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
December 17, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Selected posters will be exhibited at the Emergency Management Standards Base Camp on April 21, and at the...Read More »

Fire safety may trump ligature risk, but surveyors likely will want both

Inside Accreditation & Quality
December 16, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The Joint Commission’s (TJC) newest engineering director, Herman A. McKenzie, MBA, CHSP, told hospital leadership that life...Read More »

Urgent Care Industry White Paper

December 12, 2019
Tools
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

From the Urgent Care Association (UCA) The 2019 Urgent Care Industry white paper is a useful resource for media, urgent care centers, medical professionals, vendors, and anyone interested in learning more...

Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems

Inside Accreditation & Quality
December 10, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Fire & Life Safety, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

Healthcare compliance changed quite a bit in the last decade. For one thing, fire safety moved into the current millennium with the adoption of...Read More »

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