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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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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has raised the ante again on infection control professionals, drafting prescriptive new standards for 2005 and putting the field at the top of the list for surprise inspections next year.
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The Oakbrook Terrace-based Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations proposed infection control standards for 2005 include a more prescriptive approach that already is proving controversial.
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Infection control professionals considering the exciting trial by fire of being an expert witness should be ready to think like a lawyer and realize they are entering into a realm where there are more questions than answers, a former colleague turned attorney advised.
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Forget antibiotic-resistant pathogens and even bloodborne infections. If you want to strike fear in the heart of health care workers, mention scabies.
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In a finding that may foretell resurgence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), researchers in China have found that there may be two distinct strains behind the global SARS outbreak.
