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Hospitals ranked sixth in industry for serious injuries
In the first year of a new reporting requirement, medical and surgical hospitals in select states reported 221 serious injuries to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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HCWs remain at risk of TB exposures
After two decades of steady, incremental decline, tuberculosis in the United States has leveled off at some 3 cases per 100,000 people — a rate that will not result in the goal of TB elimination (less than 1 case per million), the CDC reports.
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MedPAC urges payment updates for ASCs, HOPDs
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission released its March report and recommended a 0% update for Medicare payments to ambulatory surgery centers and, as dictated by law, a 1.75% increase for hospital outpatient departments.
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Better late than never? FDA proposed ban on powdered gloves welcomed, questioned
The FDA’s recently proposed rule to ban powdered latex gloves was welcomed by occupational health advocates, but there was some sentiment that the FDA was finally addressing a problem clinicians long since had to solve themselves.
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Surgeons help patients quit smoking before surgery
A recent pilot study of vascular surgery patients found that patients facing surgery were more likely to quit smoking when their physician offered the right kind of assistance.
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Look for weak links to prevent drug diversion
There are many common areas of weakness in hospital drug diversion prevention programs.
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T&A in inpatients versus ambulatory patients
There are a significant number of pediatric patients who have tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in ambulatory settings despite the higher rates of complications in younger patients and patients with more comorbidities, according to recently published research.
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CDC timeline of drug diversion outbreaks
The CDC assisted state and local health departments in the investigation of the following infection outbreaks stemming from drug diversion activities that involved healthcare providers who tampered with injectable drugs.
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Researchers show rising opioid prescriptions following low-risk surgeries
Physicians are prescribing more opioid painkillers than ever to patients undergoing common outpatient surgeries, according to research.
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Thousands of patients seek testing after HCW charged with drug diversion
In an all-too-familiar scenario, a hospital worker charged with diverting drugs in Colorado had a history of moving from hospital to hospital, prompting several other facilities to advise thousands of patients to get tested for bloodborne pathogens.