OSHA: Coo Coo for Compliance Do you remember Sonny the Cuckoo Bird? He did everything possible to hide from Cocoa Puffs, yet somehow things, people, or words would trigger him to go insane for General Mills’ cereal. What triggers for your office to go Coo Coo for Compliance? The start of a New Year triggers […]
OSHA: Laundry time You finished a procedure and your scrubs are contaminated. What else is considered contaminated laundry? How does your facility handle it? The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 1910.1030(b) says that laundry which has been soiled with blood or other potentially infectious material or may contain sharps is considered contaminated. There is a possibility of […]
The Zika virus was a hot topic at CityLab 2016 held in Miami, FL, the last week in October. This annual gathering of global mayors and urban leaders was presented by the Aspen Institute, The Atlantic, and Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Brazilian outbreak last winter was the first time most Americans had ever heard of the […]
OSHA: Labels, Red Bags & Warnings Have you ever wondered if you were labeling appropriately? It can be confusing but here are some pointers from OSHA. On one of OSHA’s fact sheets says labels and signs are used to communicate hazards. Warning labels must be affixed to containers of regulated waste; containers of contaminated reusable […]
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is tasked with monitoring and enforcing the HIPAA regulations. While they have always conducted investigations and inspections as a result of breach incidents they plan to also pursue random audits. To start this process they initiated 115 random audits of Covered Entities in 2011 and 2012 to test […]
OSHA announced new regulations on reporting workplace illnesses and injuries in May. There are rolling out in two parts. For a refresher on part one, check out last month’s Advisor and on our website. Part two goes into effect on November 1, 2016. Part two of the new regulations involves changing policies and procedures to […]
OSHA: Hepatitis C Considerations When working with your last patient, recently diagnosis of Hepatitis C, he mentioned that he has never felt better since beginning treatment with Harvoni. What other thoughts about Hepatitis C come to mind? Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. According to the CDC, people can become infected with Hepatitis C […]
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced that the Business Associate Desktop Audits will take place this month, October, 2016. In 2011, OCR decided to expand HIPAA monitoring and enforcing to include random audits. During Phase One they initiated 115 random audits of Covered Entities (CE). Phase Two, Round one occurred in May, 2016 […]
In the early hours of June 12, 2016 news broke of a horrific attack, and mass killing of patrons inside an Orlando night club. All told, there were a total of 49 people who were killed, and another 56 who were injured, but would survive. The victims were taken to two separate hospitals in the […]
OSHA announced new regulations on reporting workplace illnesses and injuries in May. This is a two-part change. Part one involves reporting illnesses and injuries to OSHA electronically each year and goes into effect in January, 2017. Part two covers changes in the policies and procedures needed to ensure employees report their illnesses and injuries […]
