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A survey of hospital quality improvement directors and senior executives found that the vast majority were enthusiastic about a future pay-for-performance (P4P) initiative by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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It's a situation you don't want to have during a survey by The Joint Commission surveyors discovering previously identified problems are still occurring. Or just as bad the problem was fixed but the solution was only temporary.
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Can you bust the biggest myth of influenza vaccination? Finding a way to may make the difference in your immunization rates.
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Suppose you spent thousands of dollars on new patient handling equipment and your injuries hardly declined. It would be tempting to conclude that the equipment was a waste of money. Why invest in more of the same?
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Technology has opened new avenues for health and safety training, but it comes with a caveat: Computer-based modules may not meet the requirements of the bloodborne pathogen standard.
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Is your safety equipment safe enough? Two Institute of Medicine panels are considering whether personal protective equipment (PPE) should be required to meet certification standards.
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Heavy lifting isn't the only strain causing musculoskeletal injuries in health care workers.
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Physicians take an oath to do no harm to their patients. That covers not just life-and-death decisions, but the routine protections against infection.
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Sonographers at St. Peter's University Hospital in Piscataway, NJ, were reaching as far as 24 inches, pressing with a force of 4 to 8.5 pounds to perform imaging on pregnant women.