New TJC building and antibiotics requirements for 2020

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
June 25, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Two new requirements from The Joint Commission (TJC) for the Life Safety and Medication Management chapters go into effect January 1, 2020.Read More »

Don’t Call It A Comeback: The Statement of Conditions breathes again!

Mac's Safety Space
June 25, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Not a whole lot...Read More »

One size fits all…or one size fits none

Mac's Safety Space
June 25, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

In a world in which...Read More »

Fire Drill Matrix

June 23, 2019
ACC 101 Hot Topics
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

Use this tool to ensure fire drills don’t follow a predictable pattern.

Making stock, taking stock: Emergency inventory madness!

Mac's Safety Space
June 18, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

In trolling The...Read More »

He held his head in his hands: Outpatient/Offsite Vulnerabilities

Mac's Safety Space
June 10, 2019
Environment and Facilities
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Being something of a...Read More »

Secret Club for Members Only: Some FAQing for your reading pleasure

Mac's Safety Space
June 5, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

This week finds us (...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, June 2019

Inside Accreditation & Quality
June 3, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health

Download this month's full IAQ newsletter Read More »

Contain infections with proper HVAC monitoring systems

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
May 31, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Continuous monitoring keeps watch over life safety systems such as fire suppression and HVAC systems, which control the physical environment in...Read More »

TJC’s top 10 challenges from 2018 show you need to check your sprinkler heads

Inside Accreditation & Quality
May 28, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

This photo illustrates the amount of dust that can accumulate on a sprinkler head, possibly impeding the water flow or the time it takes for the...Read More »

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