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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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This is the first in a two-part series on liability risks posed by patients who present to the ED frequently. This month, we'll cover documentation and clinical care of this patient population.
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On January 6, 2006, well-known Washington, DC, journalist David Rosenbaum had wine and dinner with his wife, then picked up his music player and headphones and went out for a walk.
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Physicians believe that most medical malpractice lawsuits are without merit.
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A recent study has revealed that 28% of 509 emergency physicians (EPs) surveyed were not at all familiar, or only somewhat familiar, with the 2004 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for the Management of Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI).
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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.
