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A new plan for admitting patients from the ED at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore jointly developed by an ED physician and a hospitalist, decreased ED throughput for admitted patients 98 minutes (from 458 minutes to 360 minutes) from the same period a year earlier, despite an 8.8% increase in the ED census.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health identified the following parameters for the effective use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation to protect against tuberculosis:
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HIPAA alert: If you think the massive privacy law doesn't apply to employee health, take another look. The exceptions to HIPAA are very specific ones, says Karl Auerbach, MD, MS, MBA, FACOEM, associate professor of occupational and environmental medicine at the University of Rochester (NY).
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Why should your hospital invest in employee health and wellness? Answer that question in a detailed business plan and you may win support for your programs from hospital leadership.
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It is important to investigate the reasons for nonadherence to hand hygiene guidelines before deciding on one or more improvement strategies, according to a new report by The Joint Commission and its partners. It also is useful to examine the organizational context of health care delivery, which may facilitate or inhibit adherence. Such organizational factors include:
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Warning that continuing transmission and more severe disease are likely, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued infection control guidelines for hospitals admitting patients with an emerging swine flu strain.
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Recent outbreaks of hepatitis C are a wake-up call to boost infection control practices, particularly in outpatient settings. But they also underscore the prevalence of HCV and the continued occupational risk to health care workers.
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New guidelines promote the use of ultraviolet light in hospitals as an effective way to reduce the risk of tuberculosis transmission from the undiagnosed case.
