by James Blair | Aug 18, 2012 | Accreditation, Posts - Manmade Hazards and Issues, Public Health, Terrorism
This article from the Columbus Dispatch discusses two recent handgun deaths in hospitals, leaving unanswered questions about how to make hospitals safer for patients, visitors and staff in the face of rising crime. Excerpt:...
by James Blair | Jul 23, 2012 | Accreditation, Hurricane, Long Term Care, Oversight, Public Health
Are your Parents and Loved Ones Safe? Prologue: Over the years my articles in “Inside Homeland Security†have addressed significant gaps in the Nation’s Healthcare and Public Healthcare Sector (HPH). The sector remains...
by James Blair | May 1, 2012 | Accreditation, Hurricane, Long Term Care, Public Health
This is an excellent multimedia article on preparedness with interactive slide show, audio interview and a couple videos. The author was also quoted in the article and audio interview concerning his book “DEADLY NEGLECT: Apathy and Denial vs, Act of God”,...
by James Blair | Apr 25, 2012 | Accreditation, Corruption, Long Term Care, Oversight, Public Health
In a scathing Department of Health and Human Services report that comes on the heels of the GAO report in our last post, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that while self reporting of emergency preparedness by Long Term Care (LTC) facilities showed a 92%...
by James Blair | Apr 18, 2012 | Accreditation, Hurricane, Long Term Care, Oversight, Posts - Natural Hazards, Public Health
34% of bodies recovered from the New Orleans metro area after Katrina were found in Hospitals and Nursing Homes – Where was the Outrage? As a boy I heard the story how some pirates tortured and murdered their captives in a way that seemed infinitely...
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