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The flu season may be coming to a close, but the push for hospitals to improve their preparedness to prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases is just gathering steam.
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Brace yourself: Flu season is right around the corner. Are you prepared? If an influenza pandemic hits, the entire U.S. population could be at risk. The annual impact of influenza on the United States is staggering: 10% to 20% of the population will get the flu. Some 36,000 people will die, and 114,000 will be hospitalized. Most of those who die will be older than 65, but children 2 and younger will be as likely to be hospitalized as the elderly.
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The following questions were among those asked during two recent surveys by the Joint Commission.
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Long hours and overtime are linked to higher injury rates, more frequent illnesses, and even increased mortality, according to a review of 52 published research reports by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
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If you could reduce absenteeism, protect vulnerable patients, and keep employees healthier with one yearly shot, what would you do?
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What exactly is a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD)? Here are some definitions in use by federal agencies.
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The most basic questions have stumped the National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics (NACE) as it tries to set a national research agenda: Just what is ergonomics? And what is a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD)?
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Your hospital is filled with hazards that employees walk past every day. There may be puddles on the floor when its raining, grease on the kitchen floor, a spill outside the cafeteria.
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The Joint Commission is adding a new infection control standard for health care facilities that requires them to prepare for an influx of infectious patients. As part of emergency management activities, institutions must prepare for such an influx or the risk of an influx effective Jan. 1, 2005.
