CDC: First Case of Wuhan Coronavirus Confirmed in U.S.

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

The virus was originally believed to spread from animal to person, but the CDC says there are signs that limited person-to-person infection is happening. Scientists are unclear about how the virus spreads between people.

Data Analytics Utilization 'Negligible' Among 80% of Healthcare Orgs

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

95% of hospitals and physician group executives have access to data analytics applications, up 32% since 2016, but most don’t utilize these decision-making tools.

You might find this week’s post somewhat shocking!

Source: Mac's Safety Space

One of the survey findings that I’ve noted as trending towards a standard “gotcha” (primarily during state surveys) relates to the topic of arc flash safety and, most particularly, to the labeling of your electrical panels.

Fire safety may trump ligature risk, but surveyors likely will want both

During this year’s Executive Briefings in Chicago, The Joint Commission’s (TJC) newest engineering director, Herman A. McKenzie, MBA, CHSP, told hospital leadership that life safety (LS) trumps ligature risk. But be prepared to not have a choice.

Creating a culture of safety

If you’ve stuck around long enough, you’ve probably also been advised to establish a culture of safety at your clinic.

Environment of Care: What to Expect in the Upcoming Year

This excerpt comes from the HCPro book, Environment of Care Compliance Manual, Sixth Edition.

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.

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