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From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings, recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force, MMWR 2002; 51(RR16):1-44.
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Alcohol-based products are effective for preoperative cleaning of surgical staff members hands when preceded by use of a nonantimicrobial soap, according to guidelines released recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Many outpatient surgery managers have thought theyd never have to be prepared for anything worse than a single patient crashing in the OR. However, with the current threat of violence, you have to be prepared for disasters of every type and proportion.
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Accreditation survey. These two words elicit many different reactions, but everyone agrees that preparing for and undergoing a survey is time-consuming, stressful, and sometimes unpleasant. Sometimes, the overwhelming question is, where do you start?
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When we start a new business or invest in a going concern, most of us do so in anticipation of some reward for our efforts. The key to continuing those efforts usually involves some profits (cash).
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A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that hand rubbing with a liquid aqueous alcoholic solution can be safely used as an alternative to traditional surgical hand scrubbing.
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Your budget is shrinking. Reimbursement is dropping. Expenses are rising. How can you meet the growing need for funds?
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This is the first in a series of periodic columns that will address specific questions related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation.
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While most home health agencies think of emergency preparedness plans to address business operations during a natural disaster or terrorist attack, the Visiting Nurse Health System (VNHS) in Atlanta discovered that a good emergency plan also is needed when a state survey results in condition of participation-level deficiencies that jeopardized the agencys participation in Medicare.
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Medicare tests program for smoking cessation; CMS proposes tracking hospital referrals to HHAs.