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Continued hospital transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Canada raised new questions about infection control precautions and whether those precautions were providing enough protection for health care workers. So far, swift identification of cases and adherence to infection control procedures have prevented widespread infection of U.S. health care workers, as has occurred in Asia and Canada.
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When the elderly woman walked into the newly designed emergency department (ED) at Saint Josephs Hospital in Atlanta, she went directly to the registration desk. A triage nurse greeted her, learned that she had a cough and difficulty breathing, and asked the telltale question: Have you traveled to Asia in the past 10 days?
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Smallpox vaccinations slowed while some hospitals completed or halted their programs and others re-screened employees for cardiac contraindications. Yet concerns over cardiac problems did not stop some states from moving forward with Phase 2.
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These are vaccine-related events as of April 18. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 created anxiety among employee health professionals (EHPs). It shouldnt. Privacy and confidentiality are issues that have long been respected in occupational health.
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In a special report on infection control and the environment of care, a Joint Commission publication cited the following suggestions as key points and checklists regarding infection control and the environment of care.
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If one case manager oversees the care of 20 patients in a day and another handles only 18 cases, the first case manager must be more productive, right?
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A time study is one way to measure productivity at the same time you reduce the disparity in assignments between your case managers.
