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The Joint Commission wants you to measure compliance with hand hygiene. But if you feel unsure about the best way to do that, you're not alone.
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Grueling schedules and sleep deprivation long have been hallmarks of medical residency. But with a growing number of studies linking sleep deprivation to medical errors and worker injuries, pressure is building to rethink the method of medical education.
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Hospitals face possible citation for failing to use a rapid HIV test after a bloodborne pathogen exposure, according to a letter of interpretation by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Once again, a trendsetter in occupational health, California has created a draft standard on aerosol transmissible diseases that would allow biannual fit-testing of N95-filtering facepiece respirators until at least 2012 but would require the use of powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) during high-hazard procedures.
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If you were frustrated by the slow delivery of influenza vaccine last fall, public health officials have a message for you: Get used to it.
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Outpatient surgery providers are seeing increasing numbers of children who are overweight and obese, and these children have a greater likelihood of experiencing problems associated with surgery, according to a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System.
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A recent report on medication errors by U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) has pinpointed perioperative services as an editor highly at risk for medication errors when compared with the rest of the hospital, and outpatient surgery programs are particularly at risk, say sources interviewed by Same-Day Surgery.
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Physician recruitment, cost containment, staffing, and managed care contracting are all key parts of any outpatient surgery manager's job, but if your program is struggling, how do you decide which area is most important?
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Informed consent can be a challenge with any patient, but it is particularly difficult with pediatric cases. One option is a multimedia presentation that can help get the necessary information across to the patient and family members in a more engaging way than the standard discussion.
