Lauris Freidenfelds has been in the healthcare security arena long enough to recognize it’s not about turning security team members into law enforcement agents. The two aren’t equivalent and never will be.
“Security has a role, and I've always looked at this as a...
Federal, state, and local policy makers have a lot of work to do to prepare the country for the next pandemic, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) says in a new report.
The United States was inadequately prepared to respond to the coronavirus...
If your hospital or skilled nursing facility has faced an OSHA citation or even a complaint investigation because of possible employee exposures to COVID-19, get ready: OSHA may be coming back soon.
One way or another, CMS is promising states that it will enforce its recent interim final rule requiring hospital and other healthcare staff caring for COVID-19 patients to be fully vaccinated. CMS published a warning to states February 9 that if they are contracted with the federal agency to...
I guess this is all part of the “return to normalcy” program upon which we are (seemingly) currently embarked, but it does appear that the regulatory “sticks” are being brought to...
It takes five years and up to seven clinicians on average to get a rare disease correctly diagnosed. It can be even more difficult if you’re a person of color, says Tammy Boyd, MPH, JD, chief policy officer of the Black Women’s Health Imperative, and Kimberly Haugstad...
Pete picked up a rack of specimens that needed to be delivered to the serology lab across the hall. He wore gloves because he was handling specimens, and he pushed the lab exit door open using the knob. He walked across the hallway in his PPE, and he opened the door to the serology lab to...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 3
Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, has served as the chief nursing officer for Vocera since January 2014. Previously, she was vice president and business manager for Fresenius Kabi USA, was responsible for the stateside launch of the company’s intravenous infusion pump, and led the...
