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If there is a vaccine shortage, using additional strategies if necessary to ensure those who are identified as needing the vaccine are targeted.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is embroiled in a legal battle with the American Nurses Association (ANA) over the issue of hospital staffing levels.
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Joint Commission Resources (JCR) -- a division of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations -- has collaborated with a leading national infection control group to publish a workbook.
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Ramp up your flu vaccine campaign. This year, the heat is on for hospitals to improve their health care worker vaccination rates.
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Hospitals began offering pertussis vaccines to their employees in an effort to protect vulnerable patients from a disease that is most contagious in its early stages, when it may go undetected.
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Problems with a major flu manufacturer have raised the possibility of another vaccine shortage or delay this fall.
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If you're still trying to convince your hospital administration to invest in a safe patient handling program, here's a compelling reason: Lift equipment may help prevent patient falls.
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Concerns about formaldehyde exposure in a laboratory of New York Hospital Queens led to $112,500 in fines and two citations for alleged "willful" violations from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
