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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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