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The latest news and analysis about patient safety and healthcare quality.
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Featured Story | CDC: Coronavirus Can Be Spread Through Airborne Transmission | The CDC emphasized that most infections come from close contact or touching contaminated surfaces, rather than airborne transmission. And that while it is possible for COVID-19 to infect others more than 6 feet away, it only does so under certain circumstances—such as in within enclosed spaces with inadequate ventilation, or when the infected person was breathing heavily. |
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News & Analysis | HHS Releases Update on Ryuk Ransomware Threat | One health system that was recently attacked was Universal Health Services, Inc. UHS had to temporarily shut down user access to IT applications due to a malware cyberattack last weekend. BleepingComputer has reported the attack was done by the Ryuk ransomware, but UHS has not yet confirmed the source of the attack. |
Infection Prevention and OSHA Compliance in the Time of COVID-19 | Everyone in healthcare, whether frontline staff or providers of ancillary services, must consistently implement infection prevention measures against COVID-19 and other pathogens. How do we achieve compliance with OSHA principles and the practice of infection prevention? This October 20 presentation will focus on the OSHA hierarchy of controls and how to layer protection for all that enter our facilities. |
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| 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. Using a table format, the book takes readers through each CoP, explains how accreditation standards differ from the CMS requirements, and offers tips and documentation suggestions for survey preparation. Order now! | |
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