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A Complete Guide to Bloodborne Pathogens
Do you work in a hospital, clinical lab, or another setting where you may come in contact with bodily fluids? If so, you’re at risk of being exposed to bloodborne pathogens.
Bloodborne pathogens can cause […]
Risk Management: Understanding OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
In the medical and dental field, taking care of patients is a top priority. However, for healthcare employers, ensuring the safety and welfare of employees it’s just as important. When it comes to professions […]
OSHA Violations: How to Protect Your Practice and Your Patients
Complying with OSHA’s rules and guidelines is essential to ensuring the health and safety of your employees. Not only that, but it saves your practice from OSHA violations, which could lead to hefty fines. […]
Understanding the 5 Main HIPAA Rules
When putting together your organization’s strategy for HIPAA compliance, it is important to know and understand the rules of the system to ensure your training and documentation protocols are error-free and are consistent with […]
Who Needs Bloodborne Pathogens Training? A Complete Guide
Nearly six million Americans risk exposure to bloodborne pathogens at work each year. Many of these workers are in the healthcare industry. They generally expect and recognize their risk. A surprising number of at-risk workers are spread across other industries, […]
The 7 Most Common HIPPA Violations (And How to Avoid Making Them)
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) received more than 28,000 complaints of possible HIPAA violations in 2019. The resulting investigations lead to more than $15 million in fines.
Nearly all fined entities were guilty of the same handful of common […]
What Are the Requirements for Bloodborne Pathogens Training?
Over half of all nurses will suffer a needlestick incident at least once. These dangerous accidents will leave them at serious risk of contracting bloodborne pathogens (BBP). Nurses are far from the only people at risk of […]
Dentists and Compliance: An Overview of HIPAA Dental Patient Rules
More than 500 dental offices were crippled by widely-publicized ransomware attacks in 2019. The attacks, in August and in November, created havoc for dentists and their patients.
Between cyber attacks, increases in teledentistry, and other industry trends, dentists are […]
New HIPAA Law Guidelines for Contacting Recovered Covid-19 Patients About Blood and Plasma Donations
More than 2.3 million Americans are known to have contracted coronavirus. Despite a massive worldwide response to the pandemic, information on the virus remains limited. Treatment options continue to lag behind demand, as well.
This lag has been due […]
Safety Procedures for Preventing Covid-19 in the Workplace
As of the middle of June 2020, more than 2.2 million cases of coronavirus had been reported in the United States. On average, more than 30,000 new cases are still reported daily. Lowered quarantine restrictions nationwide have […]