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There might be pressure to return an injured employee to work as soon as possible by management, human resources, or supervisors. However, returning someone to work too soon can put the employee at risk, warns Mary D.C. Garison, RN, COHN-S, CCM, COHC, FAAOHN, an Angleton, TX-based occupational health nurse.
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As the baby boomers reach retirement age, the senior population in this country is growing by leaps and bounds.
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Just six months after Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA, began its Geriatric Fracture Care Program, the average length of stay (LOS) for seniors having orthopedic surgery for fractures dropped from 7.2 days to 5.1 days.
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At Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia, case managers work closely by telephone with Medicare Advantage members with chronic conditions that put them at risk for rehospitalization, which helps them transition from the hospital to the community and ensures that their needs are met after discharge.
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Social media is opening up new avenues for delivering health and safety information. Employee health professionals can download training videos from YouTube, track occupational health news or research on a blog or Twitter, and even communicate with their own employees through social networking sites.
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The number of adult ED visits for eye-related complaints is largely limited to data on eye injuries.
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