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Health care workers exposed to hazardous chemicals in the workplace often lack training or awareness of safety measures, according to the largest-ever federally sponsored survey on health and safety practices in health care.1
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Memories are still fresh of the challenges of respiratory protection during pandemic flu: Inadequate supplies, stockpiles with the wrong size or model, massive fit-testing. But good news is on the horizon.
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Increasing numbers of hospital employee health departments will move to electronic health records (EHRs) in coming years as health systems see the need for big data to better inform population health decisions.
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Thirteen years after the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act required health care employers to use safer sharps devices, hospitals were more frequently cited for violations of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard than any other occupational health and safety regulation.
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Hospitals that hire temporary workers share responsibility for their safety with the temporary staffing agency, according to a recent bulletin by the Occupational Safety & Health Agency (OSHA).
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Not too many years ago, the primary mission of employee health departments was to handle work-related injuries and job-related medical surveillance. Now the mission has expanded at many facilities to focus on overall health and well-being of the entire population of employees.
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A new analysis of Press Ganey patient surveys suggests that whether or not a patient receives painkillers when they present to the ED for care may have much less impact on patient satisfaction than previous thought.
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In its first year of operation, Washington states ER is for Emergencies initiative has helped to save the states Medicaid budget $33.6 million. The initiative, which is based on the implementation of seven best practices, has succeeded in part by improving care coordination and by linking EDs across the state so information can be shared electronically.
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In its first annual list of the top 10 patient safety concerns for health care organizations, the ECRI Institute, based in Plymouth Meeting, PA, placed health care information technology (IT) systems at the top of list, noting that while IT has great potential to improve patient safety, poorly designed systems or incorrect patient data can lead to patient harm.
