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Hospital Safety Center: 2020 Archive
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| December 2020 - View Full Issue |
| TJC at ASHE: New requirements, revised process and tougher job for LSC surveyors |
| TJC at ASHE: New water management standard specifies requirements |
| OSHA issues temporary guidance on PAPR enforcement |
| Who can provide medical evaluation for respirator testing? |
| Use HFAP quality review to prepare for survey, future challenges |
| Public health emergency extended through January 21, 2020 |
| Survey: Nurses need more EM training, education |
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| November 2020 - View Full Issue |
| Assess your EVS program before surveyors show up looking for infection control problems |
| Post-pandemic: Be prepared to explain how you're going to catch up |
| What will your survey include? Some old things, some new |
| OSHA fines hospitals for PPE failures related to COVID-19 |
| How to find generator test and inspection requirements |
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| October 2020 - View Full Issue |
| Unresolved POC first target as CMS urges surveyors to resume schedules |
| "Hope is not a plan": Points to consider as flu adds to COVID-19 surge |
| ASPR TRACIE updates resources for disaster planning in the year of COVID-19 |
| TJC: Use CDC guide on ACHs to set time before room cleaning |
| FGI looks toward 2022 update to construction guidelines |
| Review your use of force policies to avoid unnecessary harm |
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| September 2020 - View Full Issue |
| Protect your supply chain: Don't hoard, just order what you need |
| Check for new SAG, remember TJC standard revisions effective July 1 |
| Ask the expert: Frequency of "wet location" risk assessments |
| Will TJC get tougher? CMS okays AO status but outlines concerns |
| Notice outlines CMS differences with TJC requirements |
| CMS clarifies some concerns about longtime accreditor |
| Q&A: PPE success during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| August 2020 - View Full Issue |
| Reopening your hospital: Flush water pipes, double-check maintenance |
| CDC advises preparation for hurricanes on top of COVID-19 |
| TJC outlines expectations for resuming surveys, with warning on EC |
| Ask the expert: Are hazardous storage areas compliant? |
| Use this pre-checklist for compliance with Physical Environment CoPs |
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| July 2020 - View Full Issue |
| NFPA ramps up online resources with COVID-19 related compliance information |
| TJC, other AOs to change survey focus in wake of pandemic |
| NIOSH seeks to separate handling guidance from list of hazardous drugs |
| Ask the expert: Para-slides cannot be stored in the stairwell |
| OSHA issues interim COVID-related inspection policies |
| Review new Cal/OSHA guidance to protect workers from aerosolized diseases |
| Recovery: How Dartmouth-Hitchcock is reopening paused services |
| Ask the expert: Para-slides cannot be stored in the stairwell |
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| June 2020 - View Full Issue |
| Few waivers available for inspections, testing, and other routine maintenance |
| Some non-critical ITM equipment waivers approved |
| Keep open communication, maintain fire safety in "extraordinary times" |
| Use these resources when considering use of a field hospital |
| Tips for creating airborne infection isolation rooms in a crisis |
| Former surveyor reveals common problems with LSC documentation |
| VCU Health initiative targets reducing workplace violence |
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| May 2020 - View Full Issue |
| Accrediting organizations suspend most survey activities to focus on COVID-19 |
| COVID-19 dominates preparedness as hospitals manage pandemic |
| NIOSH: Responders must be notified of coronavirus exposure |
| OSHA relaxes fit-testing enforcement under certain circumstances |
| EPA's pandemic civil enforcement policy |
| EPA releases list of disinfectants for use on novel coronavirus |
| Duke Health tests method to clean, reuse N95 masks |
| Q&A: What hands-on security interventions are acceptable? |
| Former surveyor reveals common problems AOs miss, but CMS finds |
| What deficiencies would you cite and why? And how would you correct them? |
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| April 2020 - View Full Issue |
| CDC: Focus on protecting staff and supplies when new infectious diseases emerge |
| Be prepared to manage patient flow during pandemic response |
| Supply line for PPE remains a concern with emerging diseases |
| Use past experience and stay flexible when planning for pandemics |
| Emerging diseases: Check online resources regularly to stay prepared |
| Verma raps accrediting organizations' 'glaring conflict of interest' |
| Work with linen provider to manage availability, cut down on hoarding |
| What deficiencies would you cite and why? And how would you correct them? |
| Ask the expert: You may need extra LED fixtures |
| Massachusetts law could change signage and security at hospital entrance |
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| March 2020 - View Full Issue |
| Work with local healthcare coalitions to successfully manage mass casualty surge |
| Incident command hospital offers tips on handling patient surge |
| Office of Civil Rights reminds planners to consider at-risk populations |
| CMS eliminates 2nd survey for psychiatric hospitals, to merge B-tags into SOMA |
| Use WHO guidance on 2019-nCov to review infectious disease plans |
| Full transparency key to stopping drug diversion in healthcare settings |
| OSHA raises its civil penalties for 2020 by nearly 2% |
| ECRI names top 5 health technology hazards for 2020 |
| Is chemotherapy waste that's trace or RCRA empty considered hazardous? |
| Understanding waste prescription and nonprescription pharmaceuticals |
| Ask the expert: "No grandfathering" in LSC for doors |
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| February 2020 - View Full Issue |
| Guest column: Explore using software to improve operational audits and patient safety |
| Clarification: 1135 waivers, temporary suspension of rules during a disaster |
| Critical access hospitals held to higher suicide prevention standards |
| Environment of Care: What to Expect in the Upcoming Year |
| Creating a culture of safety |
| Take steps to end sexual harassment in the healthcare workplace |
| Ask the expert: Check ASTM standards on diesel fuel testing |
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| January 2020 - View Full Issue |
| Fire safety may trump ligature risk, but surveyors likely will want both |
| Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems |
| Follow these steps to make facility inspections easier, safer |
| Answers on business occupancies, power taps and monthly load tests |
| Worker wellness: Tips for promoting safe lifting practices |
| Use new delays to catch up to more stringent USP requirements |
| Educate leadership on USP expectations with this excerpt |
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