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Revisit Staff’s Hand Hygiene to Address Infection Control
Take May 5 — World Hand Hygiene Day — to make sure infection control and hand hygiene rules and practices are up to date, incorporating both regulatory and advisory guidelines.
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Create Sound Financial Plan to Carry ASC Through 2017
Strategic planning is a little-recognized talent that surgery centers should develop if they hope to achieve their goals and prepare for future growth.
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Study Data Before Making Workflow or Productivity Changes
The first step to improving efficiency and productivity is to collect metrics and employee workflow habits.
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With a Smart Focus, ASC Leader Spins Gold from Inventory Changes
A focus on smarter inventory purchases and changing physician habits can reap significant savings for an ASC.
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Small ASC Doubles, But Experiences Few Growing Pains
As an ASC grows, a key strategy to its success is focusing on staff, staying sensitive to their need for work-life balance and keeping lines of communication open.
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In the Year of the Rooster, Best ASC Strategy Is Focus On Self
In an uncertain healthcare climate, ambulatory surgery centers can focus on what can be controlled by working to improve the organization’s productivity and efficiency.
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Common Orthopedic Injuries
Orthopedic injuries are a common reason for emergency department (ED) visits. Orthopedic injuries should be diagnosed promptly and accurately and treated to optimize the outcome.
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EH Urged To Take Annual AOHP Exposure Survey
Employee health professionals are being urged to enter their 2016 exposure data into the annual Exposure Survey of Trends in Occupational Practice by the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare.
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Employee Health Must Navigate Conflict Between State And Federal Marijuana Laws
Evolving state laws regarding the legal use of marijuana mean that healthcare providers’ existing policies on drug use should be reviewed to ensure they do not violate labor laws or provide an opportunity for civil litigation, while still ensuring patient safety, experts say.
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‘All Hazards’ Training Must Include All HCWs
As with natural disaster planning, preparing for infectious disease outbreaks must prioritize protection and accommodations for healthcare workers if facilities expect to remain open for business.