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Standardized EHR language needed
Standardized language in health care is not yet universal, which can cause problems when implementing electronic health records (EHRs) in an employee health setting. -
Controlling risks of HCW drug diversion
Hospitals increasingly are teaching managers to look for signs of drug abuse among employees, focusing on subtle clues like talk of financial problems or more blatant signs, such as arriving to work late or failing to show up as scheduled. -
Providing treatment for addicted HCWs
Health care systems handle cases of employee substance abuse in a variety of ways from punitive measures to providing treatment and long follow-up care and monitoring. -
Myth busters: Drug abuse no different in HCWs
Common wisdom suggests the drug-addicted doctor is different from the drug-addicted sales rep or homeless person. -
VHA leading the way to respirator comfort
After years of development, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has created a respiratory protection device prototype that is expected to improve health care workers comfort and tolerance when wearing these devices. -
Video shows brutal attack on nurses
The violent attack on nurses at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN, was caught on surveillance video that soon was released to the public. The images are disturbing, particularly because the staff members are so defenseless against their attacker. -
System settles false claim charges for $37 million
The healthcare system involved in a false claims investigation prompted by a former employee blowing the whistle has settled the case. Dignity Health hospital system, based in San Francisco, has agreed to pay $37 million to settle the charges. -
Security guard knifed, nurses injured in attack
A recent attack on staff at a hospital in Oklahoma City left a security guard with a knife wound and two nurses injured by a patient.
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Hospital gave wrong med to patient, admits error
An Oregon hospital acknowledges that a patient died because she was administered the wrong medication. -
Healthcare system liable for $1.6M for overdose
A jury in Utah returned a verdict for $1.6 million in a wrongful death and medical malpractice action against Intermountain Healthcare, based in Salt Lake City, for fatally overdosing a patient with a cocktail of medications.