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Though annual respirator fit-testing is being widely criticized, an infection control professional strongly recommends the practice after seeing a group of co-workers get infected with tuberculosis even though they were wearing N95 respirators.
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In a formal letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding its recently announced tuberculosis requirements, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) made the following key objections to the action.
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In launching a protest letter-writing campaign against new federal requirements regarding tuberculosis, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology created the following template.
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Charging that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violated laws for regulatory review and comment, the American Hospital Association (AHA) is rallying opposition to recently mandated tuberculosis requirements that include annual respirator fit-testing.
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Personal statements and adornments made though tattoos and body piercing may have an insidious underside: Evidence continues to mount that they increase the risk of hepatitis C virus.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has been criticized for not being more directive and aggressive on preventing needle stick injuries, has posted an impressive, interactive workbook on the issue.
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Because drug costs are a major concern for Medicaid HMOs and state Medicaid programs, AmeriHealth Mercy created PerformRx to assist other plans to develop the capability to manage drug utilization and product and service costs.
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In his FY 2005 budget, President George Bush said the secretary of Health and Human Services will work with Congress to pass an option for states to receive Medicaid and State Childrens Health Insurance Program funds in the form of flexible allotments, presumably a reference to an idea floated last year that Medicaid become a block grant program.
