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Nurse Work Environment the Key to Patient Safety
Two decades after the patient safety movement began, there still is a troubling disconnect regarding one of its key tenets: a needed transformation of the nurse work environment to protect patients from medical errors and other adverse events.
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NIOSH Occupational Injury Network Will Close This Year
The OMB determined the network data were not sufficiently representative of all healthcare facilities; thus, benchmarking and interfacility comparisons could not be made.
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Ebola Vaccine Given to U.S. Caregivers, Healthcare Workers in Congo
While thousands of healthcare workers have been immunized, it is not clear whether those who have contracted Ebola delivering care to patients had been vaccinated.
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U.S. Hospitals Prepare as Ebola Outbreak Continues
As an Ebola virus outbreak continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo, healthcare workers in the United States remain at risk of an infected traveler presenting to their ED for care.
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New CDC Tuberculosis Guidelines May End Annual Testing of HCWs
The revisions come as TB testing and treatment have improved, while the routine risk of healthcare workers acquiring TB at work has steadily declined.
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ASCA Continues Working With Congress on Colorectal Cancer Screening Legislation
The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 would waive Medicare coinsurance requirements involving colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether the code billed was for a diagnosis or procedure.
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Tidbits, Tips, and Tricks
This month's column touches on hiring and contract best practices.
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Follow These Tips to Ensure All Loaned Instrument Tray Processes Are Up to Date
With technology continually evolving and new manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU) to follow, ASC staff might need a refresher course on best practices in cleaning and sterilizing loaned instrument trays.
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Tips to Improve Informed Consent Process
ASCs can ensure best practices in the informed consent process through knowing state laws and ensuring patients fully understand the procedure, along with its risks and expected outcomes.
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When Obtaining Informed Consent, Focus on Everyone’s Role in the Process
Obtaining patients’ informed consent is the physician’s responsibility, but the process is more than just a signature on a page.