Hospital Employee Health – June 1, 2018
June 1, 2018
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The Joint Commission Issues Sentinel Event Alert on Violence
With reports of violence increasingly common, The Joint Commission has issued a Sentinel Event Alert emphasizing that accreditation standards require measures to protect healthcare workers and patients.
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Conditions That Trigger Healthcare Violence
The Joint Commission recently issued a Sentinel Event Alert on violence in healthcare that identifies some key triggers and prevention measures.
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Violence Prevention by Design in EDs
In the increasing threat of violence in healthcare, the ED is ground zero. Given the threat, it is time to start designing violence prevention in the ED structure.
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CDC Drafts New Pertussis Guidelines
The CDC has drafted new pertussis guidance for healthcare workers as part of an ongoing update of its Guideline for Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel.
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The Shocking Suicide Rate in Female Veterinarians
Female veterinarians — the rising demographic in this field of medicine — have a fourfold higher suicide rate than their male colleagues, the CDC recently reported.
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Abstract and Commentary: Mindfulness and Hospital Employee Health
This effort to better understand the effect of brief mindfulness interventions on healthcare providers is a welcome approach to a poorly studied area of healthcare: how to best take care of the caregivers.