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CDC panel cites lack of evidence for Tdap booster
Health care workers who receive the pertussis vaccine do not need additional boosters, a federal advisory panel decided.
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Hospital’s Wellness Program Cuts Costs by More than $5 Million
At the place where employee health and hospital benefits and wellness programs intersect, some striking results can be achieved.
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New Hampshire hospital uses healthy worksite kit, reports ‘more input from all levels of the hospital — the front line, management, finance.’
A Rochester, NH hospital was among the first to implement a healthy workplace program based on the toolkit provided online by the Center for Promotion of Health in the New England Workforce, which is part of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the University of Connecticut.
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Healthy worksite toolkit calls for ‘participatory interventions’ to engage frontline workers
Hospital employee health directors often wear a lot of hats: wellness, safety, ergonomics/injury prevention, and overall staff health. The challenge is implementing a program that addresses these different needs and engages employees in the process.
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No viral load means no HCV restrictions
Everything seemed in order for the certified surgical first assistant to start a new job. He filled out the human resources paperwork and went through the routine screening in employee health. He was healthy and had been working as a contractor at the hospital for 15 years, so he didn’t expect any stumbling blocks.
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HCV Can be Cured — But it’s Better to Prevent It
A new hepatitis C drug offers a complete cure in as little as eight weeks – but at $1,125 a pop, the price tag is harder to swallow than the pill.
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CMS sets the table for regulation requiring antibiotic stewardship programs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services does not currently have regulations in place to require antibiotic stewardship programs in hospitals, but the fact that it expanded that section in the final version of its infection control survey suggests that is only a temporary situation.
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CMS issues infection control survey
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized its long anticipated infection control survey for hospitals, telling its inspectors the requirements are “effective immediately” and can be used to issue citations in unannounced inspections.
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Hospital’s transition program coordinates care throughout the continuum
The Transitions Home program at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital has reduced the all-cause readmission rate for the 532-bed Cedar Rapids, IA, hospital from 11.4% to an average of 10%.
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Worksheet is a guide to discharge planning CoPs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final worksheets for state and federal surveyors to use when they assess hospitals’ compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation for quality assessment and performance improvement, infection control, and discharge planning.