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Surgery-related Outbreaks from Drug Diversion
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assisted state and local health departments in the investigation of the following infection outbreaks stemming from drug diversion activities that involved surgical healthcare providers who tampered with injectable drugs.
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Look for Weak Links to Prevent Drug Diversion
Kimberly New, RN, JD, founder of Diversion Specialists in Knoxville, TN, who frequently consults with healthcare facilities on drug diversion, cites the following common areas of weakness in diversion prevention programs:
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Compliance Mentor - May 2016
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Thousands of Patients Seek Testing After Healthcare Worker Charged with Drug Diversion
In an all-too-familiar scenario, a healthcare worker charged with diverting drugs in Colorado had a history of moving from facility to facility, which has prompted several other facilities to advise thousands of patients to get tested for bloodborne pathogens.
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Assaults on Anesthetized Patients Lead to Lawsuits
The assaults and pending litigation have raised concerns among surgery providers about how best to protect vulnerable patients.
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Avoiding the Readmission Nickel and Dime Trap
Learn proper discharge planning or risk standing tall before The Man. -
Use Online Resources from ARHP for HPV Patient and Provider Education
The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals offers a wide range of online resources on the human papillomavirus to help clinicians stay current on prevention and treatment, as well as to provide education to their patients.
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Online ‘Pop Quiz’ Might Help Predict Sexually Transmitted Infections in Young Women
Researchers at the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University say an online “pop quiz” they developed in 2009 shows promising accuracy in predicting sexually transmitted infections in young women, although not apparently in young men.
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Can Providers Create an HPV-free Zone? Communication and Scheduling are Key
Once you administer that first shot of the human papillomavirus vaccine, what are you doing to ensure that patients receive all three doses?
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Teen Pregnancy Rates Reach Record Low
Rates are down across the board, especially among minorities, but challenges remain.