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Rare or Unreported? HCW Injuries During Emergency Codes
When a “code blue” is called for immediate patient resuscitation, healthcare personnel rush to the bedside to instigate life-saving measures that may be physically demanding and go on for a prolonged time. How often are healthcare workers injured when performing a code, and what are the primary risks?
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Opioid Fears Recall Beginning of HIV Epidemic
The national opioid epidemic has triggered an irrational fear that is reminding clinicians of the initial reactions to HIV in the 1980s. Part of this is being driven by the new powerful synthetic opioids, such as carfentanil, making their way to the street in a variety of illicit substances.
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Vaccine May Not Cover H3N2 — Is It Time for Universal Flu Shot?
A potential mismatch between the current flu vaccine and a strain of H3N2 influenza that has caused severe infections in the Southern Hemisphere suggests this may be a harsh season in the United States and underscores the need for new vaccine production methods, public health officials emphasized in a recently published commentary.
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Healthcare Workers Fired for Refusing Flu Shots
A hospital system in Minnesota has fired approximately 50 healthcare workers for refusing flu shots, igniting a battle with a nurses’ union that is filing grievances to restore personnel to their jobs.
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Eroding Profits, Compromised Benchmarks
Is your profit margin not what it used to be? Has your turnaround time increased? You are not alone. It happens to the best facilities, both hospitals and freestanding surgery centers.
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Screening Patients Can Be Tricky, Particularly Without Electronic Records
Identifying the right patients for outpatient surgery can be tricky. Surgery centers must ensure patients have no conditions or take no medications that would jeopardize a safe surgical outcome.
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Balancing Needs of Multigenerational Staff Challenging for ASC Directors
Balancing the needs of older and younger employees can be challenging because of societal differences in a multigenerational workforce.
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Follow These Strategies to Prevent Problems With Dissatisfied Patients
Unhappy patients can cause major headaches for a surgery center. Problems could lead to financial and legal issues.
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ASCs Can Take Steps to Prevent and Handle Sexual Harassment Allegations
Surgery centers can take several steps to reduce the likelihood of a sexual harassment claim or to handle one without it heading to court.
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Sexual Harassment Can Cost an ASC Millions
Sexual harassment allegations made headlines for weeks in late 2017, targeting politicians, actors, movie moguls, and others. In recent years, similar allegations also resulted in surgery centers and other healthcare organizations paying millions in fines and lawsuit damages after such allegations were ignored.