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The search for a better respirator continues. For health care workers, the difficulties with respiratory protection extend beyond the question of fit. They also struggle with tolerability and comfort throughout a shift.
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As more hospitals tackle the injuries from patient handling, a second major cause of musculoskeletal injury is coming to the forefront: Slips, trips, and falls.
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Healthcare Risk Management a sister publication to Hospital Employee Health -- was recently awarded first place in the category of "Best Instructional Reporting" by the Specialized Information Publishing Association.
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Improve Environmental Health and Patient Safety
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Work-based wellness programs and other occupational health initiatives are getting a boost under a little-known provision of the health care reform legislation.
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For one health system, the path to being a "Best Place to Work" began with small steps. It started with a focus on the well-being of employees as well as the outcomes of patients. And after years of work, while garnering accolades for its wellness program and other benefits, it yielded a substantial savings in medical costs and workers' compensation claims.
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Too many claims denials lead to loss of revenue and unhappy administrators two things no patient access department can afford, especially in this economy.
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Emergency departments across the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Great Neck, NY, care for hundreds of thousands of patient each year who are treated and released without being admitted to the hospital.
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Is your patient access department considering investing in software to decrease and manage claims denials? If so, compliance and customer service must be considered, says Katherine H. Murphy, vice president of access solutions at Nebo Systems, a division of Passport Health Communications in Franklin, TN.
