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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
 

News Headlines

Joint Commission boosts antimicrobial stewardship, falls prevention programs
Source: Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center

The Joint Commission is strengthening an antimicrobial stewardship program started three years ago, hoping to get medical centers and other ambulatory healthcare facilities to follow the lead of many hospitals that have begun to think twice about administering antimicrobial medications.

Study: 1 in 4 Healthcare Workers Lack Cybersecurity Training
Source: Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center

Another 19% believe there is no reason to receive cybersecurity training at work.

 

Newsletter Articles

When parents bring children to appointments, does treatment suffer?
Source: Patient Safety Monitor Journal

Imagine discussing your cancer treatment options before a closely listening 7-year-old. 

The germs that should scare your clinic staff
Source: Patient Safety Monitor Journal

New superbugs are emerging that the CDC and other agencies say can’t be stopped. Here’s what you should do to keep them from overtaking your clinic.

Taking steps to stop a nursing shortage before it starts
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

At Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, nurse leaders have taken a preventive approach to the organization’s future workforce, using a little foresight and planning to fend off a potential crisis.

Time to remind staff about the fire dangers with decorations
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

It’s October, so it’s about time to dust off the Scrooge costume for Halloween. 

Use of Tasers and other control weapons remains a debate in hospitals
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

Carefully review whether you want to allow security officers to carry conducted-electrical weapons (CEW) such as Taser® devices on your facility grounds. 

EPA offers definitions for new management of hazardous waste drugs
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

In February, the EPA published a long-awaited final rule on the management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that creates a new section, Subpart P, under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

Ensure EPA compliance: Ban all sewering of hazardous waste drugs
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

Review and update policies on the disposal of pharmaceuticals to prohibit the flushing of any drugs into the sewers.

Get ready to measure for accurate square footage — BBI is now required
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

Get ready, folks: BBI is back!

 

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Webinar: Drug Diversion by Healthcare Personnel

Presented on: Monday, October 21, 2019 | 1:00–2:30 p.m. Eastern

Presented by: Kimberly New, BSN, JD

This webinar presented by expert speaker Kimberly New, BSN, JD, will explore current trends in drug diversion by healthcare personnel and will address how facilities can develop a straightforward approach to diversion prevention, detection, and response.

Attendees will have the opportunity at the end of the program for a live Q&A with the speaker.

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Survey Success: A Hospital Guide to Mock Surveys

Survey Success: A Hospital Guide to Mock Surveys gets your entire team ready for the moment surveyors walk through your front door. This premier survey prep guide breaks down the latest CMS standards in a mock survey checklist format and guides you through practice tracers throughout your organization. The included tools help train chapter leaders and committee members to easily delegate the right forms to the right people on their committees.

 

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