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The Joint Commission Comments on CDC Healthcare Worker Guidelines
The CDC’s draft guidelines for protecting healthcare workers from occupational infections “may inadvertently reinforce siloing of safety issues, which is increasingly recognized as contradictory to promoting a safety culture,” The Joint Commission warned in comments on the document.
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Efforts to Prevent Healthcare Violence Gain Momentum
There are signs that the historical complacency and “part-of-the-job” acceptance of healthcare violence is ending.
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Assessing Risk for Worker Infections
In new draft guidelines for employee health, the CDC recommends periodic risk assessments to identify and reduce infectious hazards to healthcare workers.
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CDC Drafts New Guidelines for Occupational Health
In draft guidelines expected to be finalized later this year, the CDC will better define and empower occupational health programs in hospitals and outpatient settings for the first time in 20 years.
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Alarm Fatigue Still Serious, Solutions Slow to Come
Alarm fatigue still is a serious threat to patient safety, and years of effort have yielded minimal improvement, experts say.
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Consent Process Often Executed Poorly, Creating Risks and Costs
Obtaining patient consent is such a fundamental part of healthcare risk management that it would be easy to assume it is done consistently and properly in most cases, but that is a dangerous assumption.
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The Joint Commission Issues Advisory on Human Trafficking Victims in Healthcare
The Joint Commission recently issued an advisory titled “Quick Safety 42: Identifying Human Trafficking Victims.” According to the organization’s alert, the United States had 40,200 reports of human trafficking cases between 2007 and 2017.
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Surgeons Prevail: Skull Caps Are Back
A recent victory means surgeons can continue to wear their traditional skull caps. A previous recommendation for surgeons to fully cover their hair and ears to prevent infections has been jettisoned for a lack of evidence.
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Ex-OSHA Chief: With Violence Reg Stalled, Hospitals Should Act
In the current political climate, OSHA has no realistic way forward to achieve its goal of issuing a proposed standard to protect healthcare workers from violence, a former OSHA director tells Hospital Employee Health.
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Resources for Reducing Workplace Violence Injuries
There are many resources risk managers can use when implementing a comprehensive workplace violence program in a healthcare facility.