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October 18, 2023

Bipartisan bill would make assaulting healthcare workers a federal crime

Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on September 12 introduced the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act, AHA-supported legislation that would make assaulting […]
September 15, 2023

Marberry: Healthcare workforce shortage: Supporting why people work instead of how they work

By Sara Marberry — I don’t have to tell you that there’s a healthcare workforce shortage, which was not helped by Covid. Though U.S. healthcare employment has returned […]
July 6, 2023

Tech system enables sustained hand hygiene in healthcare settings

In support of its ongoing efforts to improve hand hygiene compliance in healthcare, GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific, introduces the SafeHaven Portable Hand Hygiene Monitoring […]
June 19, 2023

Over 1 million work-related injuries of healthcare workers required treatment in ER 2015-2017, finds NIOSH

NIOSH study authors: Imani Carey and Kitty Hendricks — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) […]
April 19, 2023

Study demonstrates hospital safety climate and organizational characteristics predict HAI and occupational health outcomes

New data published April 13, 2023, in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) provide the first published evidence that a positive hospital safety climate and adherence to standard precautions […]
June 10, 2021
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As community guidelines relax, healthcare workers must maintain vigilance against SARS-CoV-2

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) professional society is warning that it is imperative to continue vigilant infection prevention practices against the SARS-CoV-2 in […]
June 3, 2017

Could FMs save money on heating water for healthcare handwashing?

We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool water removes the […]
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