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HHS: 450,000 health workers may get vaccine; Outlier payment scrutiny to be increased, CMS says; Hospitals can offer free rides despite gift limits; HHS offers guidance on HIPAA privacy rule; HAM offers more with HIPAA insert.
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This is the first of a two-part series on productivity. This month, we tell you what productivity really means and discuss why 100% productivity may not be a good idea.
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This is the first in a series of periodic columns that will address specific questions related to implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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This is the first of a two-part series on effective staffing for same-day surgery programs. This month, we look at how to determine how many people and what skills are needed for a successful program.
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Be advised that accreditation surveyors now are looking for signs of implementation of the six patient safety goals established for 2003.
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Though recent research supports the need for more infection control staffing than traditionally allotted, ICPs are not expected to press for a specific staffing requirement from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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Inspections by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rose this year, exceeding the agencys goals for enforcement action. Of the 37,493 inspections in FY 2002, 159 occurred at hospitals, resulting in 277 citations. The bloodborne pathogen standard continued to be a major source of enforcement action at hospitals, accounting for the greatest number of citations.
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El Camino Hospital in Mountainview, CA, enlisted the health care workers to create a better ergonomic climate.
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A new blood test for tuberculosis infection could revolutionize the method for screening health care workers and lead to a reduction in false positive results.