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Issue 2, February 2, 2020

• 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...

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...