Use past experience with MERS, Ebola to prep for latest coronavirus

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

Dig out your plan for screening for MERS-CoV, Ebola, measles or any other infectious disease and update it with the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the newly identified 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that originated in China.

Full Transparency Is the Key to Stopping Drug Diversion in Healthcare Settings

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

Is drug diversion a problem in the healthcare setting where you work? Chances are the answer is yes—but you might not realize it yet.

Don’t get soaked by your water management program!

Source: Mac's Safety Space

I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve been finding the most interesting stuff being published in Perspectives are the articles entitled “Consistent Interpretation” because I am fascinated by the data they are collecting.

Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospitals

Critical access hospitals (CAH) accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) will be expected to implement National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) standard NPSG.15.01.01 starting July 1, 2020. 

Ask the expert: Check ASTM standards on diesel fuel testing

Q: We just went through a DNV survey at our hospital and we received a written finding concerning annual diesel fuel testing in my generator tank. The code reference will be on the final report, but I would like you to reference the code now. (We use treated diesel and keep the tank above 80%.) I did supply the data sheet for the fuel treatment product, with no success.

Take steps to end sexual harassment in the healthcare workplace

When Medscape surveyed 6,200 physicians and clinicians in 2018 about sexual harassment incidents over the prior three years, it found 7% of physicians and 11% of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants had experienced sexual harassment. Reported harassment ranged widely from sexual comments or leering (reported by 52%) to the offer of a promotion in exchange for sexual favors (reported by 3%).

Creating a culture of safety

Blind faith is the wrong approach to clinic safety. If an inspector comes by tomorrow, there’s always a chance you’ll be dinged for something big, even if you’ve escaped previous inspections unscathed.

Reviewing the new NPSG for critical access hospitals

This article reviews the importance of NPSG.15.01.01, element of performance (EP) 1, which has two separate sections with a very important difference.

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USP <800>: How to Prepare for the New Hazardous Drug Handling Requirement

USP <800>: How to Prepare for the New Hazardous Drug Requirements is the resource you need to understand the best practices for handling hazardous drugs in a healthcare setting. This detailed how-to guide on USP compliance, authored by Kurt Patton, MS, RPh, will approach the topic from the perspective of a Joint Commission survey.

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