Older workers are generally safer workers, but there is one risk that rises steadily with age: slips, trips and falls.
While there is no national standard requiring safe patient handling, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is making an all-out appeal to hospitals to do the right thing and to recognize the potential cost-savings.
A growing number of health care workers are coming into their profession with childhood vaccination against hepatitis B virus (HBV).
It's not just about making people happy. It's about making people happy as a risk-management strategy.
Errors in diagnosis are the most common medical factor in malpractice claims resulting in payouts against emergency physicians (EPs).
