Featured Story | | OSHA Cites Nursing Facility Under COVID-19 ETS | | The agency’s June 21 COVID-19 ETS only applies to healthcare facilities and healthcare support services where employees may be exposed to COVID-19. Under the ETS, healthcare facilities must conduct a hazard assessment and develop a written plan to mitigate virus spread through methods such as erecting barriers and implementing control measures to maintain 6 feet of distancing between employees at entry points and nursing stations, as well as control staff and patient access to quarantine zones. |
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News & Analysis | | Huddles, Handoffs, and Heedfulness are Key to Preventing Harm to Patients | | Englewood (Florida) Community Hospital has received 18 consecutive "A" Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, a national distinction recognizing achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. Leapfrog is an industry standard for safety, quality of care, and patient experience, particularly for insurance agencies that check grades before recommending facilities to their clientele. Englewood is one of only 41 "Straight A" hospitals to be awarded an "A" in every grading cycle since 2012. |
| Four Lessons Learned From UW Health’s Virtual Care Rollout | | As most health systems found out in the early days of the pandemic, scaling up virtual services was both critical and challenging. For UW Health, this process began with the need to rapidly boost the care team’s ability to work from home, providing virtual consultations and attending virtual rounds that would conserve PPE and reduce contact between team members and patients. |
PSQH: The Podcast PSQH: The Podcast Episode 39 - Understanding OSHA’s COVID-19 Guidance | | On episode 39 of PSQH: The Podcast, Marge McFarlane, principal at Superior Performance Consultants, talks about OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard and what it means for healthcare organizations. This episode is presented as part of International Infection Prevention Week in partnership with GOJO—The makers of Purell and RLDatix. |
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Sponsored content International Infection Prevention Week [Special Report] | | Download this International Infection Prevention Week report to catch up on patient safety updates and best practices. This report covers: AORN Updates Skin Antisepsis Guidelines: What This Means for Organizations Creating a Culture of Improvement for Hand Hygiene Secondary Infections: Addressing the COVID-19 Fallout This report is presented in partnership with GOJO, The Makers of Purell, and RLDatix. |
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