
Safety Guidelines


How Safe Is the Water? Water treatment initiatives should be added to the list of [...]

Preventing Drug Diversion Keeping patients safe from harm while reducing [...]

Fighting Against Healthcare-related Infections The fight is on to bring HAIs to zero Some [...]

No Item Left Behind The surgery is going well, and it’s time to close [...]

The Perfect Storm The abrupt start of the pandemic in early 2020 produced [...]

Lighting a Fire Under Surgical Smoke Evacuation Legislation While it may seem counterintuitive, some of us can still [...]

Improving Care of the Tiniest Patients Identifying potentially harmful plastics in the NICU Three decades after [...]

Waste Matters Properly handling COVID-19 vaccines & other pharmaceuticals to prevent diversion [...]

Keeping It Clean: The Essential Work of EVS Teams While cleaning and sanitation have always been a crucial focal [...]

Revisiting the Rules for
Hospital Visitors & Suppliers
When the COVID-19 crisis made it necessary for hospital visitors—even [...]

The Planning & Logistics Involved in Delivering a COVID-19 Vaccine The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the healthcare world into scenarios [...]

The Changing Face of Elective Surgeries At the height of the pandemic’s first wave, governors issued [...]

A Culture of Safety To further support providers in their continuous efforts to improve [...]

Scam Alert: Warnings About Fake Coronavirus Antibody Tests The FBI has issued a warning about criminals marketing fake [...]

Rooting Out Faulty Hand Sanitizers & Masks A flood of new masks and hand sanitizers that have [...]

New Guidelines on Reducing Maternal Mortality & Morbidity The Joint Commission announces new guidelines Of every 100,000 births [...]

Step by Careful Step: Falls Prevention in Healthcare Facilities Preventing falls one product at a [...]

Something in the Water: Water Safety and Infection Prevention A focus on water safety is key to infection [...]
