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Boston Strong: Raising a Voice Against Hospital Violence
In the conclusion of our report on healthcare violence from the December 2016 issue of Hospital Employee Health, we look at some underlying causes and much-needed solutions in a conversation with officials in Boston, which has suffered healthcare violence and a terrorist attack in recent years.
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Culture Most Important in Preventing Falls with Elderly
The organization’s culture is the factor most determining the liability risk of a facility or community serving the elderly, according to a recent report from CNA Financial Corporation.
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Tell Staff How Safety Reports Made a Difference
Hospital staff will report safety concerns more when they are informed of how their previous reports helped improve patient safety, according to a recent report from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Speech Recognition Errors Can Make EHRs Unreliable
Be aware that speech recognition software can introduce errors to the medical record. Errors can threaten patient safety and increase liability.
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Perinatal Safety Requires Teamwork, Best Practices
Team training of obstetrical unit physicians, along with improved use of standardized best practices, can significantly reduce the risk of perinatal harm, a researcher suggests.
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Two Newborns Misidentified Every Day in PA
An average of nearly two newborn misidentification events occur daily in Pennsylvania, according to estimates from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority.
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Paper: Multiple Cases of Newborn Mix-up Reported
An investigation by The Daily Telegraph in Sydney, Australia, uncovered at least 26 cases in which babies were wrongly identified have occurred in New South Wales public maternity wards in three years.
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Patient ID a Top Source of Error; Newborns High Risk
Wrong-patient errors linked to identification are significant and may correlate with increasing patient volume and frequent handoffs among providers, plus increased data sharing, research indicates.
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OSHA Updates Guidelines on Occupational Safety
While the scope includes non-healthcare settings, employee health professionals should be aware of and encourage adoption of new guidelines by OSHA, titled: Updated Recommended Practices to Encourage Workplace Safety and Health Programs.
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Did Gloveless Contact Transmit Zika?
Though employee health professionals are aware that Zika virus can be transmitted by a needlestick, a case involving transmission from a dying patient with an extremely high viral titer to an acquaintance caregiver has implications for protecting healthcare workers.