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OSHA cites hospital over series of violent attacks by patients


July 21, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, has been cited by OSHA after employees were injured 25 times in the past five years by violent patients.

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Violence on the rise at health care facilities


June 4, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Hospitals and doctors’ offices are supposed to be places to heal — not to be attacked. But the Joint Commission warns that health care providers are seeing more violence at their facilities.

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Is hassle of paperwork hurting your safety program?


January 6, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Bad news for doctors and patients: A recent study of just-out-of-school doctors shows some disturbing patterns in their willingness to follow basic procedures.

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New safety rules on the horizon for health care facilities


December 16, 2009 by Carol Katarsky

Don’t be surprised if the feds issue new rules regarding worker safety in health care settings.

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Improving safety: Standardized briefings are a quick, cost-effective way


November 4, 2009 by Carol Katarsky

A three-minute technique to improve communication in the OR could greatly improve overall patient safety.

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‘I’m sorry’: Two words that can avoid a lawsuit


November 3, 2009 by Carol Katarsky

dr-visit

When an inevitable medical error takes place, few health care providers want to admit to a patient — or the surviving family — that they screwed up. But that just might be the smartest thing they can do.

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