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The surge of novel H1N1 also is a surge of ill employees and absenteeism. Do you have human resources policies that will help you cope?
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Every year, the U.S. Secretary of Labor - whoever that may be - declares America's workplaces to be safer than the last. The proof: Lower injury rates reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Occupational medicine physicians and infection preventionists agree: It isn't a good policy to exclude "at-risk" employees from certain duties due to potential exposure to novel H1N1.
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Being a nurse's aide or orderly is the most injury-prone job in America. Those aides are four times as likely to be injured on the job as the average worker, and their rate of injury tops freight haulers and handlers, and construction laborers.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is considering a revision to its glutaraldehyde recommended exposure limit (REL) and has issued a Federal Register notice asking for information on glutaraldehyde research, use, safety training, and manufacture.
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Emergency practitioners should be aware of the risks that the AMA patient may present, as well as their responsibilities to limit their liability and ensure the patient's best care.
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The confidential nature of the therapeutic relationship between physician and patient is an integral component of the practice of medicine. The landmark Tarasoff case established a legal duty for a physician to breach this confidential relationship to warn third parties from foreseeable violence.
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This is the first in a two-part series on disclosing errors to emergency department patients. This month, we cover whether liability risks are, in fact, decreased by this practice. Next month, we will give specific strategies to reduce liability risks when apologizing to a patient.
