Winter months present additional hazards that are typically not factors for employees during warmer weather – specifically, slip and fall concerns. With snow and ice-covered conditions, you run the risk of taking major...

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Medication Prescribing as a Key Area for Safety Improvement in Ambulatory Care - Laura M. Cascella, MA - Medications are a cornerstone of patient care and treatment, and the medication process involves various steps...

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Patient Disregards Physician's Recommendations for Immediate Treatment; Complications Result, Leading to Malpractice Lawsuit - Theodore Passineau, JD, HRM, RPLU, CPHRM, FASHRM - Introduction - Doctors have dealt with...

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- Footwear is an important issue for health care professionals, many of whom spend long stretches of time standing or walking throughout the day. Good footwear is essential to worker comfort, but comfort concerns must...

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- - Preventing Trips and Slips - Helpful tips for health care workers Wet floors, spills and excess clutter can mean disaster for employees working in a health care setting. Injuries caused by slips, trips and falls...

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October 22, 2021 Regulatory Roundup is a weekly compilation of employee wellness and safety news provided by Texas Mutual. You can read the full article by clicking the titles below. The National Safety Council (NSC) ...

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October 15, 2021 Regulatory Roundup is a weekly compilation of employee wellness and safety news provided by Texas Mutual. You can read the full article by clicking the titles below. The Occupational Safety and Health...

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- - Protecting Patient Data by Preventing Cyber Attacks - The threat of a data breach in a health care facility is daunting. Privacy is the foundation of hospitals’ information systems, and compliance with the Health...

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- - Cyber Security for Medical Devices and Hospital Networks - Many medical devices contain configurable embedded computer systems that can be vulnerable to cyber-security breaches. In addition, as medical devices are...

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October 8, 2021 Regulatory Roundup is a weekly compilation of employee wellness and safety news provided by Texas Mutual. You can read the full article by clicking the titles below. The Texas Department of Insurance (...

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