Hospital Employee Health – April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009
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Employee health programs: A resource is more cost-effective than an outsource
If your hospital administrators think that outsourcing employee health would be cheaper than paying your salary (plus that of a few others), show them the numbers. An in-house program is a much better value than paying the marked-up cost of consultants. -
Breaking down the cost-benefit equation
Should you spend the money for ...? -
Cost a factor in checking HCWs measles immunity
Cost considerations may stymie an effort to make sure that all hospital employees are immune to measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). -
Boosting wellness on the 'graveyard shift'
There's a reason the night shift is dubbed "the graveyard shift." Working overnight has been linked to a greater risk of cancer, heart disease, depression, and automobile accidents. That is why Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City, NC, has focused wellness efforts on this often-forgotten group of employees. -
Study points to flu inhalation risk
Influenza virus particles remain suspended in the air, which suggests that the virus may be transmitted by an airborne route. -
RNs at risk for asthma from cleaners, disinfectants
Exposure to cleaning products, solvents, and disinfectants continues to place nurses at risk for occupational asthma. -
Nurse staffing levels affect HC infections
Hospitals struggling to decrease their rates of health care-associated infections such as Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may want to consider a new strategy: Hiring more staff. -
Israeli HIV+ surgeon cleared to work
A cardiothoracic surgeon in Israel specializing in open-heart procedures was found to be HIV-positive in January 2007 during evaluation for fever of recent onset, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.