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Ten years ago this month, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. As the agency now considers making changes to that rule, it has amassed largely favorable reviews from health care providers, professional organizations, and safety experts alike.
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A recent study of flu aerosols may lead to a new way of thinking about disease transmission. A patient's cough spews tiny particles that remain viable and can penetrate to the lower regions of the lungs, according to a report from West Virginia University in Morgantown.
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Do all of your employees know which personal protective equipment (PPE) to wear and when? A compliance directive from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration underscores the employer's responsibility to assess hazards and identify appropriate PPE and to train employees on each type of PPE.
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It is notoriously difficult to convince surgeons to change their methods and tools in the operating room to improve sharps safety. But in Tennessee, intransigence is apt to lead to a citation from the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Everyone agrees that health care workers should receive the influenza vaccine each year to protect themselves and their patients.
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While opportunities for cost savings exist in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, some states will be unable to take advantage of these due to severe budget shortfalls, according to Stan Rosenstein, principal advisor at Health Management Associates in Sacramento, CA, and former California Medicaid director.
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It is the broad inclusion of all services that makes Illinois' managed care expansion unique, according to James Parker, deputy administrator for medical programs at the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
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Major Medicaid reform legislation signed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn in January 2011 is projected to save $624 million to $774 million over five years, reports Theresa Eagleson, administrator of the Division of Medical Programs for Illinois' Medicaid agency.
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If a cutting an optional service saves Medicaid $5 million, will this cause costs to increase by $5 million in another area of the program?