Health Care


IOM Paper Supports AHA Quality of Care Program

The American Heart Association's chief science officer, Dr. Rose Marie Robertson, is the author of the "Making the Case for Continuous Learning from Routinely Collected Health Data" discussion paper:

Russian Authorities Warning Tourists About Bird Flu

Itar-Tass reports the body temperature of passengers arriving from China is being measured at border checkpoints.

WHO Committee Updating Model Essential Medicines List

The EML is intended as a model to help countries develop their own lists to prioritize medicines useful in meeting health needs.

Supreme Court Rejects Case Challenging EPA Pollution Rules

Lobbyists were denied a case before the Supreme Court to refute the EPA’s regulations of air pollution.

The OSHA Best Practices Guide discusses various teaching methods, along with an extensive list of elements to include in a first aid training program.

First Aid Fundamentals

The ISEA First Aid Product Group's members are now working on the 2014 edition of the American national standard specifying minimum requirements for the contents of workplace first aid kits.

7,000 Patients to Contact in Oklahoma Health Scare

The Tulsa Health Department and the Oklahoma State Department of Health are notifying that many patients of a dental practice about potential exposure to bloodborne viruses.

Some Positives in 2012 Best Places to Work Rankings

Scores rose for most of the federal agencies involved with safety and health – including NTSB, the National Institutes of Health, the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the National Nuclear Security Administration, FAA, and CDC.

FDA Approves Botulism Countermeasure

CDC began developing Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent about 10 years ago, and it became one of the first medical countermeasures approved for advanced development and procurement under Project BioShield, in 2006.



FDA Proposes More Oversight of AEDs

Manufacturers will be required to submit premarket approval applications. The proposed order is necessary because adverse event reports more than doubled from 2005 to 2010 and continue to rise, according to the agency.

Report Shows Hospital Safety Needs Work

A study of 2,031 hospitals nationwide shows there is cause for concern when it comes to safety.

Mississippi VA Hospital Investigated for Improper Care Allegations

Five whistleblowers have come forward since 2009 alleging carelessness by hospital staff at the Jacksonville VA Hospital.

Another Contaminated Medication Scare Prompts Recall

FDA is alerting health care providers that Med Prep Consulting Inc. of Tinton Falls, N.J., has recalled all of its products.

CDC Twitter Chat to Focus on Healthcare-Associated Infections

Director Dr. Thomas Frieden will be joined by two other experts March 25 to discuss the rising threat posed by CRE and other types of infections.

Maryland Rabies Death Linked to Transplant

CDC and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene confirmed that the transplant recipient and the donor had the same type of virus, a raccoon type.

To advance fire and life safety systems and maintain accreditation, hospitals must undergo rigorous, unannounced on-site surveys conducted by an Environment of Care surveyor.

Preparing for The Joint Commission Survey

Next time your systems integrator comes in for the routine fire alarm system inspection, ask for recommendations on preparing paperwork for accreditation.

NIH Trying to Raise Awareness of Lifelong Impact of Acute Kidney Injury

People taking OTC medicines for headaches, pain, fever, or colds should ask their pharmacist or physician whether they are safe to use. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including ibuprofen and naproxen are NSAIDs that can harm the kidneys.

AED Article Wins Grand Neal Award

A March 2012 article published by IEEE Spectrum won one of the highest awards given for excellence in business-to-business media on March 12.

No Reliable Test for 'Latex-Free' Claims: FDA

The agency has issued a draft guidance document urging manufacturers that want to indicate natural rubber latex was not used as a material instead use the statement on the product label, "not made with natural rubber latex."

Pipe Marking Webinar Offered Next Week

Graphic Products Inc. Project Manager Jim Bocci will discuss best practices and the ANSI/ASME A13.1 standard, which is recommended for identifying most piping systems.

DOJ Announces First Settlement of an ADA Case Involving Hepatitis B

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has agreed to adopt a disability rights policy that is based on CDC's Hepatitis B recommendations and to enroll two applicants in the UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School and the UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine.

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