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Will ACA lead to lead to safer lifts?

Safe patient handling may become an imperative in the nations hospitals not because of any proposed legislation or regulation, but because of rising financial pressures related to both patient safety and workers compensation.

Standardized EHR language needed

Standardized language in health care is not yet universal, which can cause problems when implementing electronic health records (EHRs) in an employee health setting.

Controlling risks of HCW drug diversion

Hospitals increasingly are teaching managers to look for signs of drug abuse among employees, focusing on subtle clues like talk of financial problems or more blatant signs, such as arriving to work late or failing to show up as scheduled.

Providing treatment for addicted HCWs

Health care systems handle cases of employee substance abuse in a variety of ways from punitive measures to providing treatment and long follow-up care and monitoring.

Myth busters: Drug abuse no different in HCWs

Common wisdom suggests the drug-addicted doctor is different from the drug-addicted sales rep or homeless person.

VHA leading the way to respirator comfort

After years of development, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has created a respiratory protection device prototype that is expected to improve health care workers comfort and tolerance when wearing these devices.

System settles false claim charges for $37 million

The healthcare system involved in a false claims investigation prompted by a former employee blowing the whistle has settled the case. Dignity Health hospital system, based in San Francisco, has agreed to pay $37 million to settle the charges.

Malpractice caused Joan Rivers' death, critics say

What at first seemed the tragic but otherwise unremarkable death of an elderly woman, comedian Joan Rivers, has turned out to be entirely preventable and the result of serious malpractice, according to a federal report and malpractice attorneys.