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Skills for Success as a Quality Professional
What does it take to be a good quality professional? Even at the entry level, it's the ability to lead.
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CDC hiring IPs for Ebola jobs in West Africa
For those both compassionate and incredibly brave at heart, there are some job openings in West Africa. Though beaten back into its cage in some areas, Ebola continues to find victims in others. Infection preventionists are being asked to help.
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CMS hits hospitals for high rates of infections
Hundreds of U.S. hospitals this year will revisit their infection control and safety programs in hopes of producing results that will get them out of the penalty box.
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Feds lower the boom on compounding pharmacy
A 131-count criminal indictment was unsealed Dec. 17, 2014 in Boston in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak, the U.S. Justice Department announced.
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Drug Diverters May Show No Signs of Addiction
Somewhat surprisingly, drug diverters in healthcare settings are not easy to spot by outward mannerisms.
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CDC: Thousands of patients put at risk by outbreaks caused by drug diverters in healthcare
Drug diversion by health care workers is gaining recognition as a ubiquitous and poorly controlled patient safety risk.
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CDC panel cites lack of evidence for Tdap booster
Health care workers who receive the pertussis vaccine do not need additional boosters, a federal advisory panel decided.
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Hospital’s Wellness Program Cuts Costs by More than $5 Million
At the place where employee health and hospital benefits and wellness programs intersect, some striking results can be achieved.
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New Hampshire hospital uses healthy worksite kit, reports ‘more input from all levels of the hospital — the front line, management, finance.’
A Rochester, NH hospital was among the first to implement a healthy workplace program based on the toolkit provided online by the Center for Promotion of Health in the New England Workforce, which is part of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the University of Connecticut.
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Healthy worksite toolkit calls for ‘participatory interventions’ to engage frontline workers
Hospital employee health directors often wear a lot of hats: wellness, safety, ergonomics/injury prevention, and overall staff health. The challenge is implementing a program that addresses these different needs and engages employees in the process.