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The Joint Commission wants you to measure compliance with hand hygiene. But if you feel unsure about the best way to do that, you're not alone.
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If your hospital doesn't supply lift equipment to prevent back injuries, you may be purchasing them after injuries occur -- as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Reducing health care worker fatigue may be one of the most important measures you can take to improve patient safety, according to The Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations).
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Even a mild pandemic could result in school closings, cancellation of public gatherings, voluntary quarantines, and absenteeism of employees who must leave work to care for children or elderly relatives, according to interim guidance on community mitigation released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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n extensively drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is virtually untreatable and poses a threat to worldwide TB control.
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When a day care worker reported to employee health at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, with a severe, spasmatic cough that had lasted more than two weeks, an employee health nurse immediately thought of pertussis.
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Hospitals must act swiftly to protect health care workers from infectious diseases, even when the scientific evidence is unclear about transmission.
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As part of an increasing emphasis on patient empowerment and education, infection control professionals have seen arcane terms such as "nosocomial" de-emphasized in favor of clearer language.
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The Joint Commission is trying to solve the Achilles heel of hand hygiene: monitoring compliance by health care workers.
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The air is clear in public buildings, restaurants, and even many bars across America. So why should anyone light up even within a few steps of a hospital?