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Healthcare Workers at Risk of Slips, Trips, and Falls
In a study that has implications for preventing slip injuries in healthcare, researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found that wearing slip-resistant shoes dramatically reduced workers’ compensation claims for school food service workers. The study included some 17,000 food service workers from 226 school districts.
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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak an International Emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared an international health emergency for the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a case appeared in a highly populated city with global air travel. In declaring an international emergency, the WHO is calling for international aid and assistance while emphasizing that it would be counterproductive to shut down travel to the region.
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The Joint Commission: Preventing Nursing Burnout
The Joint Commission (TJC) has identified nurse staffing, recruitment, and retention as “priorities for further evaluation in the coming year” to prevent nursing burnout. TJC recently issued a Quick Safety alert, emphasizing that nursing burnout can worsen patient outcomes, including mortality. The report cited a 2017 literature review on preventing nursing burnout that identified six studies, representing 3,248 nurses worldwide. These studies revealed that the most common factors related to burnout are exclusion from the decision-making process, the need for greater autonomy, security risks, and staffing issues.
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Physician Burnout: Seeking Resilience in a Broken System
Healthcare facilities and employee health professionals have responded to an epidemic of physician burnout with programs to build resiliency, such as yoga and mindfulness meditation. However, even advocates of these approaches say they are not a panacea, as larger system-level problems are driving physician frustration and subsequent burnout.
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FDA, HHS Introduce Drug Importation Plan
Proposal could provide two ways for safe importation of drugs intended for international markets.
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AAAHC Leaders Explain Inner Workings of 1095 Learn to Drive Program
A new learning management system for ambulatory healthcare organizations provides easier and immediate access to tools, resources, workshops, and online classes.
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ASCs Can Earn Certification for Total Joints and Spine Surgeries
Certification is for surgery center, but also considers facility competency and surgeons’ proficiency.
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Staff and Surgeon Recruiting
Recruiting staff at surgical facilities, both personnel and surgeons, is not much of a problem for some hospitals and ASCs, but it can be a daunting hassle for most.
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Investigators Analyze Medicare Readmission Rates
A study of postsurgery outcomes revealed that readmissions decreased among a Medicare population in the 2008 to 2016 period, but declines were not as much as expected.
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Researchers Investigate Possible Connection Between Anesthesia, Urine Retention
The compelling findings from a recent study may mean surgery centers could avoid using certain anesthesia agents that contribute to urinary retention.