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New Disinfectant Guidelines Emphasize HCW Protection
The American Industrial Hygiene Association has issued new guidelines on healthcare surface disinfectants, emphasizing that the effect on workers and patients must be factored into the equation.
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NIOSH Seeking Reports of HCW Exposures to Peracetic Acid
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has extended the comment period until Oct. 1, 2017, regarding the potential hazards of occupational exposures to peracetic acid used as a sterilant and diluted as a cleaner in some hospitals.
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Most Healthcare Workers Not Immunized for Pertussis
Though there are signs of gradual improvement, healthcare workers are still woefully underimmunized against pertussis, putting vulnerable patients such as infants at risk, the CDC reports.
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CDC Revisiting MRSA in New HCW Infection Guidelines
The CDC is revisiting MRSA and drug-susceptible staph strains in a major way in its comprehensive new guidelines, “Infection Prevention in Healthcare Personnel.”
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Hand in Glove: Employee Health Partners With Infection Control
An upcoming CDC guideline will emphasize the importance of collaboration between employee health and infection control departments. The first section of the draft “Infection Prevention in Healthcare Personnel” is expected to be released for review in the next few months.
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Create a Policy and Procedure Manual That Works and Is Survey-ready
The major problem ASCs encounter with creating policies and procedures is making these applicable to their facilities. The goal, particularly from an accreditation organization surveyor’s perspective, is for the P&Ps to be simple, direct, and thorough enough that employees could open them to the desired section and see exactly the policy they need to follow.
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AAAHC Develops Toolkit to Help ASCs, Others Prevent Opioid Abuse
Opioid prescriptions have declined some in the past year, but remain triple the number prescribed two decades ago, according to a new report by CDC.
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Study: Pediatric Patients Often Experience Pain, Exhibit Maladaptive Behavior Post-surgery
Young children undergoing ambulatory orthopedic, urology, general surgery, and otolaryngology surgical procedures frequently experience post-surgical pain and exhibit maladaptive behaviors, such as increased crying, difficulty with sleep, and acting out.
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Reader Questions From the Summer
This summer has been busier than most, perhaps because of the new political climate and the buzz of anticipated changes in the nation’s healthcare, and many readers have submitted questions.
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ASC Successfully Improves Timeliness of Surgical Clearance Documentation
To prevent last-minute surgery schedule changes and cancellations, it’s important for ASCs to receive surgical clearance documentation at least three days before the scheduled procedure. For one ASC, this was not happening often enough.