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CDC Issuing New Infection Control Guidelines for Healthcare Workers
The CDC is updating its Guideline for Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel, which was originally published in 1998 before a series of emerging pathogens posed occupational threats via SARS, H1N1 pandemic flu, MERS, Ebola, and Zika.
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Fatal Attraction: Why are Mosquitoes Drawn to Some People Over Others?
Those with type O blood, beer consumption, foot odor, and heavy breathing may be seen by a female mosquito as a dream date, according to the American Mosquito Control Association.
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NASA Forecasts Zika Mosquitoes in 50 Cities by Mid-July
NASA recently issued a modeling study that projects that prevalence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes for 50 selected U.S. cities in 21 states for the upcoming summer months.
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Zika: New Test, but No Vaccine and Limited Treatment
More widespread testing for Zika virus is now available, as the FDA recently issued an Emergency Use Authorization for a Qualitative Real-Time RT-PCR test.
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Outdoor Health Workers at Risk for Zika
For employee health professionals who have outdoor workers at their facilities, these are the basic Zika protection measures recommended by OSHA and NIOSH.
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Zika and Employee Health: Err on Side of Caution
Increased transmission of Zika virus is expected in the U.S. as Aedes mosquitoes emerge in a broad swath across roughly two-thirds of the country, raising a critical question for healthcare workers: Can Zika virus be transmitted from an infected patient by a needlestick?
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Will Surgeons Be Replaced by Robots?
Robots performed as well as surgeons and, in some cases, better in stitching pigs' intestinal tissue.
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Making the Two-Midnight Rule Work for You
The Two-Midnight Rule was introduced by CMS in August 2013. After almost three years, hospitals, case managers, and physicians still struggle with how to implement it while remaining compliant and fiscally sound.
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Hospitals Ranked Sixth for Serious Injuries
In the first year of a new reporting requirement, medical and surgical hospitals in select states reported 221 serious injuries to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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CMS Backs Off Cuts Due to Two-Midnight Rule
Faced with widespread criticism from the hospital industry and others, CMS proposed dropping the 0.2% reduction in hospital reimbursement due to the Two-Midnight Rule and delayed posting the overall hospital quality star ratings on the Hospital Compare website.