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CDC lowers flu season death estimate
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday substantially lowered its often-quoted estimate of how many...
Reusing Respirators and Managing N95 Supplies While Living Up to OSHA Expectations
Since H1N1 outbreaks surfaced in April, the most hotly contended issue has been the use of N95 respirators versus...
Chicago hospitals weigh continuing ban on children over concerns about H1N1
At the height of the fall's swine flu surge, hospitals across the Chicago area banned children from entering because...
New OSHA Directive: Tread Carefully with Respirator Shortages
In releasing a new compliance document for inspectors visiting healthcare facilities treating H1N1 patients, the...
N95 Respirators are the H1N1 Prevention Winner
Did your healthcare facility cover the spread on H1N1 respiratory protection? If not, your facility is probably...
Web Exclusive: Hospitals Growing Nervous About National Respirator Shortage
California's newly adopted H1N1 rules requiring widespread use of N-95 respirators by healthcare workers—perhaps...
CDC says most will not need drugs for flu
With pandemic influenza cases on the rise, federal public health authorities urged physicians to prescribe antiviral...
Georgia-based Emory, Grady make seasonal flu shots mandatory
Georgia-based Emory Healthcare and Grady Memorial Hospital are requiring employees to take the seasonal flu vaccine...
Swine flu arrival overwhelmed stockpile of medical supplies
Swine flu in the United States exposed gaps in the supply chain that delivers medication, masks, and even testing swabs...
Studying epidemics in virtual worlds
After news reports about an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, health officials in Allegheny County, PA, tested 15...

Book: Statistics Basics: A Resource Guide for Healthcare Managers
A new addition to HCPro's Basics series, this logical book and CD-ROM are a primer for any healthcare manager embarking...
Book: Making Your Data Work:
This book and CD-ROM will help staff quickly and easily find and present valuable information to improve quality and...
Book: A Practical Guide to Managing Disruptive and Impaired Physicians, Second Edition
Don’t let disruptive physician behavior and impairment negatively affect your hospital’s operations or put your...
Book: The Healthcare Executive's Guide to ACO Strategy
In the wake of healthcare reform, ACOs continue to emerge as the care delivery and reimbursement model of the future...
Audio Conference: Slash Your Readmission Rates
With 20% of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries discharged from a hospital being readmitted within 30 days, two of...
Webcast: OPPE Best Practices Series
Webcast: OPPE Best Practices Series
Webcast: OPPE Best Practices Series: When OPPE leads to FPPE