Medicines Safety Update No.4; 2010
Posted on August 7th, 2010 by Catherine Obuch
To read the latest issue of Medicines Safety Update CLICK HERE
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Filed under: Government, Health, OH&S, Quality
Too much medicine may cost business billions
Posted on April 19th, 2010 by Catherine Obuch
A leading return to work physician says a trend towards more diagnostic tests and treatment is contributing to the rising cost of workers compensation.
The most recent Federal Government estimate (from Safe Work Australia) is that the direct and indirect cost of work-related injury and illness to the Australian economy was $57.5 billion in 2005-06 – [...]
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Medical Records Disaster Planning
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by Catherine Obuch
HIM professionals must be prepared for catastrophic events and workplace disasters. What would YOU do?
Major catastrophic events require leadership from HIM professionals to ensure patient records and healthcare information are available and maintained. Medical Records Disaster Planning: A Health Information Manager’s Survival Guide is the first complete resource that addresses the HIM professional’s role in [...]
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Filed under: Career, Management, OH&S, Records Management
Health and Safety
Posted on January 6th, 2010 by Catherine Obuch
Reducing death, injury and illness at work is a top priority for working people and unions.
Australian governments are planning new national Occupational Health and Safety laws that will apply consistently across all states and territories.
This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to lift protections for workers by achieving the world’s best safety standards for the entire country.
But [...]
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Barnett holds out on safety laws as Labor states fall in line
Posted on December 16th, 2009 by Catherine Obuch
WESTERN Australia’s Liberal government stood alone as the other states and territories agreed to harmonise workplace health and safety laws and signed off on a national workplace relations system.
As employers expressed concern at Western Australia’s refusal to agree to the national system, Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard said talks would continue with WA Premier Colin [...]
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Long-term health risk tied to computer use
Posted on December 10th, 2009 by Catherine Obuch
Workers who spent long hours in front of a computer screen over the past decade may suffer serious long-term health problems, experts say.
Weak muscles, sore eyes and depression are just some of the symptoms associated with what has been labelled the “dark age” of computing.
“People have spent a decade chained to their chair, chained to [...]
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Does Workplace Design Data Ignore Impact of Obesity?
Posted on November 6th, 2009 by Catherine Obuch
It’s easy to imagine that office furniture designed for slimmer people than present-day users could be uncomfortable and represent a risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders, such as back pain. Likewise, ill-fitting factory equipment could represent a health and safety risk, while undermining productivity. Ergonomically-sound design relies on accurate data on the human form. A recent [...]
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De-clutter your work space and de-stress your life
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by Catherine Obuch
At a time when “CrackBerries” and iPhones blur the lines between work and home, and offices fill with anxiety over potential job losses, it’s becoming harder than ever to relax at work.
As information overload threatens to swamp us, workplace designer Angela Sampson says it’s important for employers to create spaces for workers to escape the [...]
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Stress Contributes to Poor Decision Making
Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by Catherine Obuch
In the rat world, according to a new study, chronic stress rearranges wiring in the brain. One result is poor decision-making, a curse in any species and in any context. Many studies show that humans are more likely to make poor decisions when subjected to unrelieved stress. The rat study helps explain the phenomenon, while [...]
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Don’t go to work if you’re sick — please!
Posted on October 1st, 2009 by Catherine Obuch
The following scene plays out in workplaces across the country.
Employee 1: “I think I’m coming down with something.”
Employee 2: “Yeah, something’s been going around. Everyone’s got it.”
Never mind how annoying it is that something’s always going around, thereby robbing you of much-needed sympathy. Every flu season it does seem that at least one employee comes [...]
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