Newsletter Headlines Bonnie S. Michelman, CPP, CHPA, director of police, security, and outside services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and Christina M. Stone, RN, PMHCNS-BC, nursing director at Massachusetts General Hospital, discussed current trends in healthcare violence and innovative tactics hospital security and health professionals are using to manage patients with aggressive behavior.  Be prepared to ask for time extensions from your accrediting organization and CMS to bring doors into compliance in your facility. As hospitals deal with ligature risks and Life Safety Code® (LSC) issues, there is a growing backlog of the needed parts and equipment, making it difficult to meet a regulatory requirement to fix deficiencies within 60 days. Chemicals of all kinds are a daily part of life in any workplace, and healthcare clinics are no exception. From the hand soap used in your restrooms to the formaldehyde used in your labs to preserve specimens, healthcare workers are constantly under the risk of exposure to chemicals that could harm, maim, or even kill them.
HCPro Product Spotlight This book 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.
Mac's Safety Space September 12, 2018
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