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As part of The Joint Commission's Speak Up initiatives for patient safety, the agency is offering colorful posters that feature the characters from the Speak Up videos. The posters can be downloaded for free.
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When examining compliance issues before your survey by The Joint Commission, consider the quote from former president Ronald Reagan: "Trust, but verify."
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released proposed guidelines for Medicare's new ASC quality reporting program, available by the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) on ASCA Connect at http://bit.ly/K6OM1O. According to the ASCA, the proposal provides the following information:
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(Editor's note: Have you experienced sexism in your position? Or do you know of a good way to avoid this problem creeping up in your program? Contact Joy Dickinson, Executive Editor, at
[email protected].)
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In a Science blog on Sleep and Work, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommended employers consider these issues:
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It takes a small step to make a big change. That is the essential truth behind a motivational method that is reshaping wellness promotion.
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This influenza immunization season may be one of the most challenging for the nations hospitals as they face a new requirement to track every employee, licensed practitioner, student and volunteer.
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Are your patient lifts injuring your employees?
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, wants its employees to live well and work well. What does that mean? The answer is visible throughout the hospital.
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Nurses who work long hours are more likely to be obese, as stress and sleep deprivation affect their health habits, according to researchers at the University of Maryland.