OSHA proceeding with healthcare rulemakings

The incident occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m. and the worker has not been identified by police yet. Police and OSHA were notified and went to the scene to investigate.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will proceed with three rulemakings focused on the healthcare industry—standards for COVID-19, infectious diseases, and workplace violence—the Department of Labor (DOL) announced as part of the fall 2022 unified regulatory agenda unveiled January 4.

Professionals throughout healthcare to gave their predictions for what will happen in patient safety and healthcare quality in 2023. Here’s what they had to say.

In the January 2023 issue of Perspectives, our friends in Chicago have unveiled the first results of their efforts to “retire” standards and performance elements that aren’t supported by code and/or regulation.

Workplace security. Life safety compliance. HIPAA privacy and security. They’re all intertwined with a common goal: safety for healthcare employees and patients.

With that, we’re providing some HIPAA compliance tips, data, and information from regulators as we work toward a new year.

CMS is pushing hospitals and other healthcare organizations to ramp up their workplace violence prevention (WPV) plans even as The Joint Commission (TJC) is citing hospitals for nonexistent or incomplete worksite assessments.

This workplace violence hotwash scorecard is courtesy of Bryan Warren, MBA, CHPA, CPO-I, president and chief consultant for WarSec Security. Read more information on using this tool here.

Ensure safeguards against sink splash in areas designated for clean medication preparation or face potential citations from surveyors, especially now that the problem has been called out in recently updated CDC core prevention and infection control practices.

Hand hygiene remains a perennial issue in healthcare and requires constant vigilance on the part of providers. With the “tripledemic” of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus this winter, facilities need to ensure staff are following the organization’s hand hygiene policies and encourage patients and visitors to do the same.