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High stress is leading to employee burnout, according to the StressPulse survey by Chicago-based ComPsych Corp., a company specializing in employee assistance programs, managed behavioral health, work-life issues, and crisis intervention services.
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Researchers with The National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health are adapting global positioning system (GPS)-type technology to pinpoint locations at outdoor worksites where employees may be exposed to hazardous levels of dusts, gases, fumes, noise, and heat.
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The new workers comp guidelines from the state of Washingtons Department of Labor and Industries offer specific examples to help providers communicate effectively with claims managers. Here is an example to describe assessments of psychiatric treatment and recommendations.
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In these days of tight budgets and economic uncertainty, running your occ-health operation as efficiently and effectively as possible is more important than ever.
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There are many benefits to obtaining grant money. The most obvious is that grants provide additional resources for projects. In addition, grant dollars provide an opportunity to be very focused on a particular intervention.
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Breast-feeding is a learned skill. Just as teens must be taught to drive a car, women unfamiliar with nursing must be taught to feed their baby.
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Educating parents on the care required when their child is discharged with a central line is probably an eight in complexity on a rating scale of one to 10.
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Biannually, the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City mails a catalog on its classes, workshops, lectures, and support groups to more than 7,000 members of the community. It used to be a simple informational piece that described each program. However, recently, it became an educational tool as well.
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While computer search engines such as Google make the hunt for grant money convenient, to uncover all source possibilities, patient education managers must get creative.