Hospital Employee Health – July 1, 2019
July 1, 2019
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With Presenteeism Rampant, CDC May Strengthen Occupational Health Guidelines
The issue of healthcare personnel working sick — and the policies that incentivize them to do so — was the subject of much discussion at a recent meeting of the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.
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CDC Drops Routine Annual Tuberculosis Screening
The CDC screening change, an update to the agency’s 2005 TB guidelines, was expected as the disease continues to decline nationwide and healthcare workers appear to be at no greater risk of transmission than the general public.
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Support Growing for Federal Bill to Address Healthcare Violence
The bill would require OSHA to promulgate a standard requiring healthcare employers to protect healthcare workers from workplace violence.
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Hospital Employee Health Wants Your Opinion
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Cancer Center Fights Compassion Fatigue With Employee Wellness Program
An employee survey at a cancer center revealed that nurses and physicians were not the only employees affected by the death of patients.
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Be Wary of Healthcare Workers Tampering, Switching Meds
Beginning well before the ongoing national opioid epidemic, drug diversion by addicted healthcare workers has caused repeated outbreaks, exposing thousands of patients to bloodborne pathogens.
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As Measles Outbreaks Expand, Ensure Immunity of HCWs
Exposed workers who have no immunity should be vaccinated or administered immune globulin intramuscular post-exposure prophylaxis, depending on their risk factors.