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Vendors really do listen to their customers. That is the lesson of the latex experience.
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Patient handling is the No. 1 hazard in hospitals. More nurses are losing time from work or filing workers' compensation claims related to musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) injuries than any other workplace event.
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AIDS has forever altered the way health care workers view the threat of infectious disease.
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Needle safety is a major success story of employee health, although it's one for which the final chapter has yet to be written.
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As Hospital Employee Health publishes its 25th anniversary issue, employee health professionals can take pride in their accomplishments, such as dramatic reductions in needlestick injuries. Yet challenges remain and hospitals continue to be high-hazard workplaces, with more injuries and illnesses than in construction and transportation.
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Collaborative model works in Knoxville RRT initiative
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded coverage for preventive services such as diabetes screening.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has posted potential 2008 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) requirements and implementation expectations for field review by home care agencies.
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In a perfect world the people who care for patients would never make a mistake and the operations of a health care facility would be under complete control at all times. There would be no unplanned, undesirable events, and no accidents, incidents, or inefficiencies.
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Many organizations currently rank hospitals using publicly reported quality data. But this information can be confusing and even conflicting, since each entity is measuring different aspects of quality, using different methodologies for different purposes.