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- Environment / Pollution : Resources to identify technologies & management practices to reduce pollution
Guidelines on pollution prevention in the workplace, including regulations, vendor information, technical assistance, management & organization issues on specific industries. Eliminating the pollution in health care practices. Full text of a pollution prevention program. Data on key indicators of air, water, and land pollutant release data for 28 industrial groups.
- OSHA / Industries : OSHA's technical resources for various industries
Examples of industries: nursing homes, healthcare facilities, meat packing, maritime, textiles, logging.
- Risk Mgt / Industries : Risk management advice for specific industries
Risk management resource materials for specific industries such as schools, auto dealers, auto repairs, churches, small business, etc.
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Safety Mgt / Industries : Safety and health hazards & controls in specific industriesSafety and health hazards for specific industries, such as: schools, drycleaners, dental, agricultural, firefighter, healthcare, mining, petroleum refining, photography, poultry processing, pulp and paper, semiconductor industry, silk screen printing, water and wastewater treatment plants, woodworking.
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Environmental Protection / EPA Industries : Industry specific environmental law requirementsExamples of environmental industry requirements: agriculture, automotive services, chemical processes, electronics, food & kindred products, printing, real estate, textiles, transportation, wood & paper products. Model Risk Management Program Plans by Industry Sector.
- Environmental Protection / Pollution Prevention : Technologies & management practices to reduce pollution
Full text of a pollution prevention program. Guidelines on pollution prevention in the workplace, including regulations, vendor information, technical assistance, management & organization issues on specific industries. Eliminating the pollution in health care practices. Data on key indicators of air, water, and land pollutant release data for 28 industrial groups.
- Insurance / Industry Risk : Specific industries risk management advice & guides
Risk management resource materials for specific industries such as schools, auto dealers, auto repairs, churches, small business, etc.
- OSHA Requirements / Industries : OSHA's technical resources for various industries
Industry health hazards. Examples of industries: nursing homes, healthcare facilities, meat packing, maritime, textiles, logging. Industry safety requirements.
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Safety Administration / Industry Safety Hazards : Specific industries safety and health hazards & controlsSafety and health hazards for specific industries, such as: schools, drycleaners, dental, agricultural, firefighter, healthcare, mining, petroleum refining, photography, poultry processing, pulp and paper, semiconductor industry, silk screen printing, water and wastewater treatment plants, woodworking.
- Agriculture Safety / EPA Agriculture : Environmental requirements that affect farming and agriculture
Agricultural environmental quality resources including EPA compliance guidance. Covers topics such as manure tanks and animal waste, air quality inside livestock barns and more.
- Aviation Safety / Airport Safety : Safety hazards and controls in aviation
Air safety hazards, aviation safety controls, airport safety, etc.
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Environmental Safety / Pollution : Resources to identify technologies & management practices to reduce pollutionGuidelines on pollution prevention in the workplace, including regulations, vendor information, technical assistance, management & organization issues on specific industries. Eliminating the pollution in health care practices. Full text of a pollution prevention program. Data on key indicators of air, water, and land pollutant release data for 28 industrial groups.
- Health Care Safety / Accreditation : Organizations & their procedures for accreditation of health care facilities
American Accreditation HealthCare Commission, Joint Council for the Accreditation of Hospitals Organizations, Community Health Accreditation Program, Joint Commission International Accreditation, NCQA, and more.
- Health Care Safety / Disaster Management : Emergency plans and disaster guidance for health care facilities
Emergency plans and disaster guidance for health care facilities
- Health Care Safety / Health Care Fraud : DHHS OIC compliance program, health care fraud, physician fraud, etc.
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) provider compliance program guides. Database of Office of Audit Services (OAS) audit reports. Report on insurance fraud perpetrated by medical providers, primarily medical clinics. Fact sheets on health care fraud, physician fraud, patient lies, etc.
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Health Care Safety / HIPAA : Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 materialsHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - full text of the regulations, answers to common questions, consumer guides, standardized codes/reporting requirements.
- Health Care Safety / Home Health Care : Statistics, technical papers, FAQs about home health care agencies
Medicare policy and technical information related to OASIS data set for use in home health agencies. Home health agency wage indexes. The Unified Prospective Payment Proposal (NAHC) - home health services will be paid using per visit rates subject to per episode aggregate caps. Answers to common consumer questions about home health care services.
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Health Care Safety / Hospital Safety : Sample worker safety programs & guidance on pollution elimination in hospitalsThe full text of sample safety programs - majority are university medical center programs currently in use. Eliminating pollution from health care practices, plans for mercury elimination, use of incinerators, etc
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Health Care Safety / Infection Control : Infection control in hospitals and healthcare institutionsGuides and information on infection control. Tutorial on drug-resistant organisms. Issues and recommendations for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. Recommendations for isolation practices and infection control in hospitals. Guidelines for controlling the risk of VRE infection and colonization. Emerging pathogens and multidrug-resistant organisms. Laundry guidelines. Needle sticks.
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Health Care Safety / Malpractice : Medical malpractice, risk management in medicine, insurance, etc.Medical professional liability exposures. Tips to prevent malpractice claims. Handbook on risk management for physicians. State-specific legislative information. Series of risk management forms and letters available for download. Answers to common questions about the release of medical records. Emergency room risk management. Series of articles on risk management and medical professional liability.
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Health Care Safety / Medication Safety : Medication error reduction, drug safety handling proceduresMedication error reduction, drug safety handling procedures, medication incompatibilities
- Health Care Safety / Patient Confidentiality : Medical record privacy, patient confidentiality, etc.
Confidentiality of medical information and patient records. Checklist for monitoring alcohol & other drug confidentiality compliance. Guidelines for employers regarding confidentiality of health information. Principles for health information privacy.
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Health Care Safety / Patient Safety : Medical errors, medication errors, patient safety guidanceJCAHO Sentinel Events. Medication Error Prevention Programs. Medical Error Reporting. Guidance regarding patient safety.
- Insurance Loss Control / Liability Insurance : Real estate liability, slip & fall exposures, non-profts, volunteers, , etc.
Miscellaneous liability-related information, such as, managing hired contractors. Fiduciary liability. Liability of a predecessor company. Umbrella vs excess liability. White papers on liability issues. Police Liability Assessment Guide. Liability insurance and benefit plans.
- Laboratory Safety / Lab Hazards : Chemical Hygiene Plans, standard operating procedures, lab safety programs, etc.
Laboratory safety programs and manuals, Chemical Hygiene Plans, radiation safety guidelines, laboratory inspections. Laboratory waste minimization and pollution prevention. Safety in high school labs. Laboratory safety checklists. Spill response. Standard operating procedures for hazardous materials.
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Occupational Medicine / Code Sets : DRG, APG & ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coding - Medicare payment ratesIndex of diagnosis related groups. International classification of diseases ICD-9 code query system. Calculators, manuals related to DRG, APG & ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coding.
- Occupational Medicine / Medicare : Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services - directories, fees, contracts
CMS - Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA: Health Care Financing Administration) directories, fees, contracts, rulings, Medicare manuals, fee payment schedules, contracts, compliance program, etc. Medicare payment rates. Complete text of Board decisions and rulings.
- School Safety / School Air Quality : School building environmental management, indoor air quality in schools
School building environmental management, indoor air quality in schools
- Specific Industries / Environment Sector Risk : Environmental law requirements for specific industries
Examples of environmental industry requirements: agriculture, automotive services, chemical processes, electronics, food & kindred products, printing, real estate, textiles, transportation, wood & paper products. Model Risk Management Program Plans by Industry Sector.
- Specific Industries / Industry Loss Control : Risk management advice for specific industries
Risk management resource materials for specific industries such as schools, auto dealers, auto repairs, churches, small business, etc.
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Specific Industries / Industry Safety : Safety and health hazards & controls in specific industriesSafety and health hazards for specific industries, such as: schools, drycleaners, dental, agricultural, firefighter, healthcare, mining, petroleum refining, photography, poultry processing, pulp and paper, semiconductor industry, silk screen printing, water and wastewater treatment plants, woodworking.
- Specific Industries / OSHA Industry Safety : OSHA's technical resources for various industries
Examples of industries: nursing homes, healthcare facilities, meat packing, maritime, textiles, logging.
- Wellness Programs / Eldercare : Resources on nursing homes, eldercare, etc.
Nursing Home Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Minimum Data Set (MDS). Resources for practitioners and other professionals in aging from the Administration on Aging. Step-by-step nursing home evaluation process. Statistics on the elderly. Assessment tools to evaluate daily living abilities, etc.
- Wellness Programs / Hospice : Resources for health care professionals and consumers on hospices
Answers to some of the questions most often asked by consumers about hospice. Hospice industry news on legislative affairs, regulatory affairs, research, legal, and public relations. Statistical fact sheets. Field tested, immediately applicable ideas contributing to the success of hospices in the US. Medicare hospice agencey wage indexes. Quality of life index.
- Wellness Programs / Eldercare : Resources on nursing homes, eldercare, etc.
Nursing Home Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Minimum Data Set (MDS). Resources for practitioners and other professionals in aging from the Administration on Aging. Step-by-step nursing home evaluation process. Statistics on the elderly. Assessment tools to evaluate daily living abilities, etc.
- Wellness Programs / Hospice : Resources for health care professionals and consumers on hospices
Answers to some of the questions most often asked by consumers about hospice. Hospice industry news on legislative affairs, regulatory affairs, research, legal, and public relations. Statistical fact sheets. Field tested, immediately applicable ideas contributing to the success of hospices in the US. Medicare hospice agencey wage indexes. Quality of life index.
- Aviation / Airport Safety : Safety hazards and controls in aviation
Air safety hazards, aviation safety controls, airport safety, etc.
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