-
Things can get ugly in malpractice litigation, and the antagonism can be ramped up even higher when the hospital and a physician are co-defendants.
-
Nothing warms the heart of a plaintiff's attorney more than seeing the co-defendants turn on each other.
-
Mandatory flu shots spark a backlash from health care employees every year, and the publicity over the H1N1 flu virus has prompted more health systems to require vaccination. Nurses in Washington state are resisting, with a union representing 16,000 registered nurses filing a federal lawsuit against MultiCare Health System in Seattle for implementing a mandatory flu vaccination policy.
-
Hospitals are boosting incentives for wellness programs, with the hopes that healthier employees will have lower medical claims and better productivity. That push for greater incentives is likely to continue despite a recent advisory notice cautioning employers not to penalize employees who choose not to participate.
-
A woman presented at the emergency department (ED) complaining of dehydration. She was noticeably confused and had difficulty keeping her balance. The staff determined that she suffered from chronic low sodium. A physician ordered the woman be administered 125 cc sodium every hour. A nurse administered a liter of sodium in less than an hour, causing the woman's serum sodium to increase by 23 mEqs.
-
-
As limited amounts of the first doses of novel H1N1 vaccine were expected to reach providers in early October, hospitals placed a top priority on vaccinating health care workers who provide care to the most vulnerable patients. Even health care workers who have had flu-like symptoms and were diagnosed with novel H1N1 should receive the vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
-
Will there be enough N95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect health care workers from the novel H1N1 virus?
-
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?
-
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.
