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The Joint Commission has broadly expanded its emphasis on infection prevention in proposed 2009 patient safety goals that recommend specific strategies to fight a veritable "murderers' row" of health care-associated infections (HAIs).
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The Joint Commission's proposed 2009 National Patient Safety Goals include the following new emphasis on infection prevention:
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As the Baby Boom ages into an elderly boom, and demand for long-term and home health care soars, health care employees face changing realities at work. You can expect rising workers' compensation claims. Aging employees may need accommodations to stay in patient care. And keeping older workers will be a challenge.
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In a physically demanding job, how do older workers fit in? Will they be more likely to be injured on the job? Not necessarily, according to an analysis by UnumProvident, a disability insurer based in Chattanooga, TN.
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Those holdouts who still reuse blood tube holders, take notice: You are in violation of the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard and may be cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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"There are about 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infectious diseases each year in the United States, and they don't just happen to people who are promiscuous or reckless. They can and do happen to anyone.
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Faced with a complex, difficult-to-negotiate health care system, multiple providers, and myriad treatment options, many health care consumers are looking for somewhere to turn, and that means opportunities for case managers, says Catherine M. Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM.
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