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Hurricane Ida Illustrates Need for Plans Within Emergency Plans

Most hospitals in Louisiana were forced to shelter in place as category 4 Hurricane Ida swept in from the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, August 29, because there was no place to go with evacuated patients as another COVID-19 surge filled normally available facilities to capacity, according to several media reports.

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Augmented Reality System Boosts Performance in Spine Surgery

Chetan Patel, MD, medical director for spine surgery at the AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute has patented the iSight augmented reality system, and it has been used for spine surgery at the Altamonte Springs, Florida-based health system.

Joint Commission Issues New Workplace Violence Standards

According to The Joint Commission, 73% of nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses causing days of missed work in health care are connected to workplace violence. Because incidents of workplace violence may be underreported, the actual figure is probably much higher, the group said in an August 9 blog post.

MemorialCare Making Great Strides in Reducing Patient Harm

Patient safety has been a pressing issue in healthcare since 1999, with the publication of the landmark report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Despite two decades of attention, estimates of annual patient deaths due to medical errors have risen steadily to as many as 440,000 lives, a figure that was reported in the Journal of Patient Safety in 2013.

PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 35 - Improving Infection Control in Vascular Access

On episode 35 of PSQH: The Podcast, epidemiologist Robert Garcia talks about the need to improve infection control in vascular access.

Upcoming webinar

OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard: An EVS-Focused Overview

EVS workers are classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as healthcare workers along with security, registration, maintenance, dietary, and contractors. OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) was published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2021 and will be in effect for six months. This September 15 webinar will provide an overview of the ETS and look at the implications for EVS healthcare workers and contractors.

Industry Events

Monday, 9/13 - NAHQ Next Annual Conference (virtual)

Monday, 9/20 - AHIMA21: Health Data and Information Conference (virtual)

Monday, 9/20 - Patient Experience Symposium 2021

Sunday, 10/10 - ASHRM 2021 Annual Conference

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The CMS Compliance Crosswalk, 2021 Edition

The CMS Compliance Crosswalk, 2021 Edition, shows you how to comply with each Condition of Participation (CoP) set forth by CMS and highlights which requirements from The Joint Commission and other accrediting organizations correspond to individual CoPs.

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