Hospital Employee Health
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Bioterrorism Watch - APIC: Smallpox plan uses outdated infection control
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HIPAA privacy reg mostly bypasses employee health
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Sentinel Event Alert moratorium announced
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E-answers: OSHA’s advice right at your fingertips
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OSHA inspections are honing in on health care
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Health care becomes first target of OSHA ergo plan
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OSHA infectious disease rule moves forward
While a Dallas hospital struggled to care for the nations first Ebola case, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration quietly issued a draft of an infectious disease standard designed to protect health care workers. The proposed rule would make infection control measures mandatory and would add new requirements for hazard identification, exposure control, and documentation. -
CDC forms Ebola response teams, drops expectation that all hospitals can care for patients
Faced with fear and brewing rebellion in the health carecommunity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped its stance that any U.S. hospital can take care of an Ebola patient in favor of rapid response teams. -
Latex glove restrictions target food handlers
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New OSHA directive will cite hospitals for reuse of blood tube holders