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Integrating requirements from OSHA and The Joint Commission
OSHA document lays out how to integrate safety and health plan into Joint Commission requirements
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Compliance + Operations
Navigating OSHA facility regulations
Best practices to overcome some common health care vulnerabilities
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Checklist
Joint Commission addresses video monitoring
Plus: American Hospital Association shares recommendations to expand telehealth use
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Compliance + Operations
Considerations for evacuating a high-rise acute care hospital
Questions to answer when developing an evacuation plan
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Compliance + Operations
Facility evacuation decision guidance
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published advice on evacuation planning
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Advocacy Adviser
Getting involved in UL standards development
How to propose a new Underwriters Laboratories standard or suggest changes to an existing one
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Checklist
CMS updates Emergency Preparedness Rule
Plus: NFPA standards open for public comment, CDC issues Ebola preparedness reminder
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ASHE, Powered for Patients partner on DHS project
Plus: New hazardous waste rule and a recent report on health care-associated conditions
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ASHE Tools
Taking ownership of testing and inspections
Deciding when and how to bring code-required testing and inspection in-house
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Advocacy Adviser
NFPA 99 comments open for 2021 edition
A list of noteworthy revisions up for approval for the next edition of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code
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