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A $250 million appropriations increase for community health centers would yield health care for an additional 1.8 million patients and a nationwide 4:1 return-on-investment, according to a study by George Washington University's Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative.
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Some 22 health care experts surveyed for the 13th Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey strongly support reform proposals applying a mixed private-public market approach, while saying proposals focusing on tax incentives to purchase private health insurance are not an effective method for controlling the rising costs of health care or achieving universal coverage.
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While many Americans believe governments at all levels are well prepared for a public health emergency, including pandemic flu, experts working in the field are concerned the federal government's plan for producing a pandemic flu vaccine does not reflect sufficient urgency and doesn't have the strong leadership it needs.
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Five years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) warned that patient safety relies on a safe nursing work environment, including adequate staffing, limiting shifts to no more than 12 hours, and a better organizational climate.
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If an influenza pandemic strikes, public health officials may not know enough about influenza transmission and respiratory protection to adequately protect health care workers.
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The Institute of Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) How-to Guide: Improving Hand Hygiene, was developed in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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Sixty hospitals were among the 14,000 employers nationwide who received cautionary letters from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for high rates of employee injury.
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Nurses face myriad chemical hazards that may raise their risk of cancer, asthma and reproductive problems.
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As concern grows over antibiotic-resistant organisms, health care workers never have been under greater scrutiny for their compliance with hand hygiene.
