AAAHC Update

by Bruce E. Cunha RN, MS, COHN-S The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was signed into law on Nov. 6, 2000, and took effect the following year. It was designed to improve protection from occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens from accidental sharps injuries...

The Patient Self-Determination Act, passed by Congress in 1990, requires many healthcare providers to furnish information about advance healthcare directives. Its purpose was to inform patients of their rights regarding decisions on their own medical care, and ensure...

Whitman Partners is a search firm placing the Director of Surgical Services within its portfolio of client hospitals and surgery centers. The firm tailors its solutions to solving the leadership challenge of surgical services recognizing the myriad stakeholders within...

by Marcia Patrick, MSN, RN, CIC There are scrubs and there are scrubs. We love them! They’re comfortable, wash well and usually don’t require ironing. What’s not to like! There are, however, different purposes for scrubs and different ways to manage them. Scrubs worn...

by Sandy Cericola, RN According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the last decade, more than 2.6 billion people have been affected by natural phenomena such as earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, cyclones, heat waves, floods or severe cold weather. These...