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More than $350 million is up for grabs for health care organizations aiming to create innovative care models that provide better care for less money, and in early July, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the latest round of prospective recipients.
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Most occupational health nurses learn about respiratory protection on the job.
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The two recently discharged Ebola patients treated at Emory Hospital in Atlanta were the source of much misinformation and fear upon admission, with many people questioning the wisdom of bringing the deadly virus into the country. In response, Susan Mitchell Grant, RN and chief nurse at Emory wrote a thoughtful op-ed piece for the Washington Post.
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Surveillance also tracks other injuries
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Ebola does not spread by the airborne route, but recently issued infection control recommendations recommend that health care workers don at the least N95 respirators if performing a procedure that may generate aerosols with the patients blood or body fluids.
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CDC issues guidelines for all hospitals
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Why do most workers call in sick?
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Google Glass, the eyeglass-like device that provides constant computer access, takes photographs, and streams live video, has been used during surgery at some facilities, but there have been questions about whether some uses would violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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All patient access employees in Mercy Hospital Springfield (MO)s main admitting area are required to sign a Customer Service Interaction Plan.
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For the second year in a row, Humana ranked first in overall performance among 148 payers, according to the 2014 PayerView Report, an annual report from athenahealth in Watertown, MA.