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When the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a study about social contagion on Facebook in June 2014, reaction was fast and furious. By the end of July, one could search online for criticism of Facebooks social contagion study and produce 6.3 million links.
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Private companies that are not in the pharmaceutical or device or biologics industries mostly are exempt from following the Common Rule and federal regulations, but there have been debates in the past two decades about whether this exemption should be changed.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ebola symptoms, infectious fluids and transmission factors include the following key points:
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Diabetes and prediabetes are huge problems in the United States, with national data showing marked increases in the disease in all groups, but especially among middle-aged women.
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Hospitals and other employers increasingly are concerned about the impact of medical marijuana laws on their staff.
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Consider these tips before making your high-stakes trip to talk to the CEO or other top executives.
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One trick for being ready to discuss risk management with a C-suite executive is to have an elevator speech ready at all times, says Andrew A. Oppenberg, MPH, CPHRM, DFASHRM, director of risk management and patient safety officer at Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center in Glendale, CA.
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Risk managers cant be on site all the time, especially when there are only one or two staff members in the department, but you can create deputy risk managers by training those employees who work the graveyard shift, weekends, and holidays.
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Off-hour call coverage for the risk manager should be carefully planned. For some concerns, the risk manager should take calls at any hour.
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Adopting new technology too quickly can threaten patient safety. Researchers are suggesting a revamp of the system for approving the use of new technology.