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Health care workers exposed to hazardous chemicals in the workplace often lack training or awareness of safety measures, according to the largest-ever federally sponsored survey on health and safety practices in health care.1
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Memories are still fresh of the challenges of respiratory protection during pandemic flu: Inadequate supplies, stockpiles with the wrong size or model, massive fit-testing. But good news is on the horizon.
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Increasing numbers of hospital employee health departments will move to electronic health records (EHRs) in coming years as health systems see the need for big data to better inform population health decisions.
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Thirteen years after the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act required health care employers to use safer sharps devices, hospitals were more frequently cited for violations of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard than any other occupational health and safety regulation.
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Hospitals that hire temporary workers share responsibility for their safety with the temporary staffing agency, according to a recent bulletin by the Occupational Safety & Health Agency (OSHA).
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Not too many years ago, the primary mission of employee health departments was to handle work-related injuries and job-related medical surveillance. Now the mission has expanded at many facilities to focus on overall health and well-being of the entire population of employees.
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Staff members at provider offices often think, wrongly, that the hospital is responsible for obtaining or denying authorizations.
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By spending about an hour rounding in registration areas, patient access leaders can resolve many staff concerns and boost morale. By rounding, managers can do the following:
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Standardized registration processes decrease claims denials and increase success with cross-training, according to patient access leaders. Eligibility denials decreased by 14% each quarter in the last fiscal year at UK Healthcare.
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Posting collection scores on a board in patient access areas increased upfront collections at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, TN, by 30%.
