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CMS: Accrediting orgs can keep survey reports private

A proposal by CMS to require accrediting organizations (AO) to post the details of their survey reports online was withdrawn last week by the agency, not because of negative comments—although there were plenty—but because, well, it might be prohibited under federal law.

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Even localized crime can pose an emergency threat to healthcare centers

While an all-hazards risk assessment is required for the annual review of your emergency preparedness plan under the new Conditions of Participation (CoP), be aware that new hazards can pop up at a moment’s notice—and you can use them to review your readiness.

What's great for moviegoeers is bad for lab safety

Seeing the movie for the first time used to be like turning the pages of a book you’ve never read. That's how I like it today. ... I don’t want to know too much before going in. The opposite is true for my work in laboratory safety.

NFPA works on new active shooter standard

Just over a year after the massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub—one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings ever—and a few months after a gunman opened fire at a hospital in New York City, it appears regulatory agencies might be getting serious about trying to stop the next shooting.


 

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The Joint Commission Mock Tracer Made Simple, 19th Edition

These tools will help train chapter leaders and committee members to easily delegate the right forms to the right people on their committees. With this book in your hand, your entire team will be ready the moment surveyors walk in the door.


 

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