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With the use of caustic and other dangerous chemicals in healthcare facilities, it's imperative your staff can readily ...

Have you ever opened your medication refrigerators and looked at what is actually in them?  Recently I was ...

Many organizations continue to struggle with the primary source verification requirements.  Primary Source Verification(PSV) is required for any ...

Medical equipment and devices that provide measurement data can be critical in patient care.  This includes the measurement ...

While surveying across the country, we frequently see the same issues over and over again.  Despite educating the ...

During Medical Staff audits, it is not unusual to have National Practitioner Data Bank queries missing in the ...

The use of specialized carts in healthcare provides readily accessible supplies and equipment for addressing specific patient conditions ...

Protecting patient health information from unauthorized access can be a challenge with the wide variety of forms that ...

It's time to look at OPPE again.  While performing mock surveys, we frequently see issues with OPPE documentation.  ...

While surveying organizations, I have noticed that many Operating Rooms and Ambulatory Surgery Centers' Infection Control Plans state ...

The use of a patient's own medical equipment and devices in the inpatient setting may be necessary when ...

Ensuring you have a safe work environment is paramount; this includes during an actual regulatory survey.  In January ...