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When pilots prepare to take off, they follow an audible checklist. A similar strategy, adapted to health care, helped hospitals around the country reduce central-line-associated bloodstream infections.
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More health care workers received the flu vaccine last season than ever before, but that has not eased the pressure to boost immunization rates. Health care workers who fail to get their flu vaccine increasingly face additional infection control burdens, possible termination or public rebuke.
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Healthcare Risk Management a sister publication to Hospital Employee Health -- was recently awarded first place in the category of "Best Instructional Reporting" by the Specialized Information Publishing Association.
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As more hospitals tackle the injuries from patient handling, a second major cause of musculoskeletal injury is coming to the forefront: Slips, trips, and falls.
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The search for a better respirator continues. For health care workers, the difficulties with respiratory protection extend beyond the question of fit. They also struggle with tolerability and comfort throughout a shift.
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Better-fitting respirators may not be the only outcome of proposed new criteria for N95s. Some critics predict frustration and confusion will be unintended consequences of the proposed rule.
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A laundry worker died of acute asthma after breathing bleach fumes from an open pail. Floor cleaner splashed in the eyes of housekeepers. Even bystanders suffered irritating effects of disinfecting chemicals.
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The "greening" of American hospitals may be a golden opportunity for employee health.
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For one health system, the path to being a "Best Place to Work" began with small steps. It started with a focus on the well-being of employees as well as the outcomes of patients. And after years of work, while garnering accolades for its wellness program and other benefits, it yielded a substantial savings in medical costs and workers' compensation claims.
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Work-based wellness programs and other occupational health initiatives are getting a boost under a little-known provision of the health care reform legislation.