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Cal/OSHA Issues Guidance for Hospitals on Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard
California’s Aerosol Transmissible Disease standard requires that employers protect workers at healthcare facilities and other services and operations from airborne diseases like COVID-19 and tuberculosis, influenza, and pertussis (whooping cough). There is no corresponding federal standard.
 

News & Analysis
Coronavirus: How Dartmouth-Hitchcock Is Reopening Paused Services
As the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic spread across the country in March, many health systems and hospitals suspended some outpatient services and most elective surgeries. Now, most of these organizations are seeking to reactivate paused services without endangering patients and staff. Dartmouth-Hitchcock's strategy could serve as a blueprint for other health systems that were not innundated with COVID-19 patients.
EHRs Fail to Detect Up to One-third of Medication Errors
Researchers at the University of Utah Health, Harvard University, and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that the most commonly used EHRs in hospitals across the nation fail to detect up to 33% of potentially dangerous drug interactions and other medication errors that could harm or kill patients.
Physician Advocate: Coronavirus Pandemic Shows Need to Ease Regulatory Burdens
The pandemic has compounded the stress and burnout physicians were already experiencing from regulatory burdens, he says. "Prior to the pandemic, onerous regulations made it difficult to enjoy practicing medicine and hindered the physician-patient relationship, which 78.7% of physicians regard as the most satisfying part of their job, according to our 2018 Survey of America's Physicians."
Bullying is Rife Among Surgical Residents, Especially for Women
Researchers from the American College of Surgeons and Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center at Northwestern University, both in Chicago, surveyed U.S. 6,956 general surgery residents and found that 67% of respondents have experienced at least one bullying behavior during their time as a resident.
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Smart Strategies to Manage Personal Protective Equipment
This June 30 presentation will provide methods for obtaining the correct PPE and providing staff training in all healthcare settings when new PPE is all that is available.
 

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Sunday, 8/2 - The 57th ASHE Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition

Wednesday, 9/30 - Patient Experience Symposium 2020

Friday, 10/30 - ABQAURP's 43rd Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference

Sunday, 12/6 - IHI National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care
 

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Drug Diversion Prevention in Healthcare, Second Edition

The theft of drugs and medicines by staff has vexed the healthcare industry for centuries —and with the opioid epidemic diversion the stakes are higher than ever. Drug Diversion Prevention in Healthcare, Second Edition is loaded with tools and info showing you how to make a solid prevention plan. This new edition also contains case studies and real-life examples of how healthcare staff diverted drugs, how they were caught, and the steps taken afterwards.

Written by diversion prevention expert Kim New, this book is designed to help nursing, patient safety, and hospital security officials foster awareness of drug diversion, fight the “it can’t happen here” mentality, keep staff accountable, and monitor and audit the drugs moving through your facility to ensure they reach the right patient.

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