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Issue 5, May 2, 2020

• My PPE is backordered--now what? COVID-19 alternate safe practices

  Some of the items that have become very hard to get include personal protective equipment (PPE...

Issue 4, April 5, 2020

• Coronavirus and preparing for the worst

  The virus has since spread to dozens of countries, with nearly 80,000 cases worldwide according to...

• The psychiatry of lab safety: Denial, fear, and stigma

  Why isn’t the staff as concerned about all the other pathogens they work with every day? Why...

• Talking to patients about cannabis

  Do providers need to know if their patients use cannabis? Yes. Do patients always tell their...

• Why you need to know if a patient uses cannabis

  As a provider, you need to know how to have an open and honest discussion with patients about their...

Issue 3, March 2, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Five myths about spring safety

  As we enter March, some parts of the U.S. will be feeling their first taste of warm weather...

• Breathing easy: What you need to know about respiratory protection

  In the peak of the flu season, you might see many people wearing masks. Do those masks protect...

• Close the loop on test results

  Closed-loop communication means that every test result is sent, received, and addressed in a timely...

• Soap vs. superbugs

  Bathe patients with chlorhexidine soap to stop drug-resistant infections

• Creating a culture that puts an end to sexual harassment in healthcare

  When Medscape surveyed 6,200 physicians and clinicians in 2018 about sexual harassment incidents...

• Five strategies to improve opioid use disorder care

  In 2016, the rate of opioid-related inpatient stays in hospitals increased to about 300 per 100,000...

Issue 2, February 3, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Creating a culture of safety

  The better alternative for keeping a medical clinic safe is to create an environment where everyone...

• The SPILLED drill

  Most laboratory spills can be managed using a standardized step-wise process known as the SPILLED...

• Review your antibiotic stewardship program against latest CoP revisions

  Hospital antibiotic stewardship programs will become a Condition of Participation (CoP) requirement...

• Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospitals

  Critical access hospitals (CAH) accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) will be expected to...

• Reviewing the new NPSG for critical access hospitals

  Reviewing the importance of NPSG.15.01.01, element of performance (EP) 1, which has two separate...

Issue 1, January 6, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Worker wellness: Safe lifting practices

  According to OSHA, nursing assistants had some of the highest rates of musculoskeletal disorders of...

• A perspective on lab safety

  "In conversations with long-term lab safety professionals, I often hear about their constant...

• Zero harm study finds many struggling to achieve goal

  While most medical professionals are familiar with the goal of achieving zero harm in healthcare...

• Q&A: Zero harm study

  Anne Marie Benedicto, MPP, MPH, is vice president of The Joint Commission Center for Transforming...