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Money spent by an employer today on depression intervention not only is in the employees' best interest, but can save the employer thousands.
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Smokers cost employers approximately $4,400 per year in terms of lost productivity, compared with $2,600 per year for nonsmokers and $3,200 per year for former smokers, according to a study on smoking and job performance.
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As Hospital Employee Health publishes its 25th anniversary issue, employee health professionals can take pride in their accomplishments, such as dramatic reductions in needlestick injuries. Yet challenges remain and hospitals continue to be high-hazard workplaces, with more injuries and illnesses than in construction and transportation.
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Needle safety is a major success story of employee health, although it's one for which the final chapter has yet to be written.
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AIDS has forever altered the way health care workers view the threat of infectious disease.
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Patient handling is the No. 1 hazard in hospitals. More nurses are losing time from work or filing workers' compensation claims related to musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) injuries than any other workplace event.
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Vendors really do listen to their customers. That is the lesson of the latex experience.
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Hospitals are striving to vaccinate more health care workers against influenza than ever before, but this fall they struggled to get their campaigns rolling because of vaccine supply delays. The lesson of the season: Get used to uneven delivery of flu vaccine.
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When performance measures required by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) were completely aligned, many quality professionals breathed a sign of relief.
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The successful integration of case management and disease management is the latest step in the ongoing evolution of the Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region Care Management Programs, says Jan Van der Mei, RN, the region's continuum case management director.
