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When a health plan, a physician network, and a hospital teamed up to reverse the trend of Medicare hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge, readmissions dropped by 30% or more over an eight-month period when compared to the readmission rate in the same hospital the previous year.
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There is no question about it: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violations for recordkeeping are increasing significantly, and companies are getting hit with heavy fines.
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If employees don't trust you, they probably won't listen to your advice, agree to take a health risk assessment, or participate in your wellness programs.
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New and better tools are needed to measure employee productivity, according to a new position paper.
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The nurse had worked almost 17 hours in an "intense double shift" and slept less than six hours before starting her third shift, according to the Risky Business web site.
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Amid the successes in sharps safety in hospitals in the 21st century, there is one glaring gap: the operating room. Sharps injuries there remain as much of a problem as they were in 2000, when the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was signed into law.
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The Rhode Island Department of Health is fining Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) in Providence $300,000 for what the state says is a pattern of significant surgical errors.
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In the Planetree model, staff don't treat patients like they'd want to be treated. Instead, they find out how the patient wants to be treated, says Linda Sharkey, RN, MSN, vice president of patient care services and chief nurse executive at Fauquier Hospital.
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What a wonderful month this is: love, candy, and roses! You just have to love February regardless of your situation or what is happening in the world.
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Deep organ space infections are expensive to treat, to the tune of $50,000. And that figure doesn't begin to account for unrealized income due to missed work and other incalculable costs, such as distress to families.
