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An ancillary department repeatedly insists that patient access staff are entering the wrong orders. If this accusation was made about your department, what would your response be?
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Use data to deflect unfair complaints about accessWhen someone has a complaint about patient access either an individual staff person or the department overall how you respond can "make or break" what happens next.
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Patient access departments are, without question, "under the microscope" in this recession. Managers need to prove their competency and show the impact of the department on the hospital's bottom line, while facing the threat of budget cuts that could reduce staffing, technology, and education resources.
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Although tuberculosis has reached an all-time low in the United States, the persistence of TB globally including extensively drug-resistant (XDR)-TB means that U.S. hospitals must remain vigilant to prevent spread of the disease, public health experts say.
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If you've implemented safe patient handling but serious musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) injuries persist at your hospital, perhaps you haven't gone far enough. Employees in many nonpatient care areas also face significant risks.
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One pressure ulcer can cost as much as your entire budget for new patient handling equipment. That alone is a reason to create a safe patient handling program that can accommodate patients of size, whether or not your hospital performs bariatric surgery.
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Health care workers may be among those who benefit from the recent spending boost in Washington, DC. The 2009 Omnibus Appropria-tions Bill includes language that directs $3 million to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to fund research into the modes of transmission of influenza and respirators and other personal protective equipment (PPE) that protect health care workers.
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The air is clearing in the nation's operating rooms, as The Joint Commission places a greater emphasis on evacuating smoke from electrocautery procedures.
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A manufacturer of needle removal and disposal devices is seeking to expand the company's marketing niche by appealing to hospitals that are seeking to cut costs.
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As the use of chemotherapeutic agents and hazardous drugs becomes more commonplace, hospitals are placing a new focus on identifying potential reproductive hazards.