Cold weather is here; get your clinic in gear
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, November 24, 2019
This is an excerpt from a member only article. To read the article in its entirety, please login or subscribe to Healthcare Life Safety Compliance.
By John Palmer
As we enter the month of November, leaves won’t be the only thing falling.
For many parts of the country, November is when the first snowflakes of the year are expected along with the first taste of cold winter air.
Some might find it a welcome respite from the heat of summer, but for others it can be a real danger—especially the homeless and elderly who either can’t find shelter or are sensitive to cold weather.
The cold weather can engender many dangers that can injure your patients, your employees, and the reputation—and financial well-being—of your health clinic if not properly handled.
It’s a lesson to employees that healthcare safety officials pull out of the bag every year—and it’s largely the same advice. Nevertheless, when the weather turns ugly and cold, it’s a discussion you must have with your workers, especially if they are new to the game or otherwise unprepared for the ice and snow.
This is an excerpt from a member only article. To read the article in its entirety, please login or subscribe to Healthcare Life Safety Compliance.
Related Products
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- CMS seeks comment on quality measures
- Practice the six rights of medication administration
- Don't forget the three checks in medication administration
- Note similarities and differences between HCPCS, CPT® codes
- Nursing responsibilities for managing pain
- Q&A: Primary, principal, and secondary diagnoses
- ICD-10-CM coma, stroke codes require more specific documentation
- CMS creates web portal for questions about 1135 waivers, PHE
- OB services: Coding inside and outside of the package
- The consequences of an incomplete medical record
- E-mailed
-
- Coronavirus vaccination: 4 best practices for communicating with patients
- Q&A: Pressure ulcer POA code confusion resolved
- Neurological checks for head injuries
- Keyes Q&A: Generator lighting, fire dampers, eyewash stations, ISLM fire drills
- Including 46600 in E/M leveling systems
- How to get reimbursed for restorative nursing
- Fetal non-stress tests represent important part of maternal and fetal health
- Coding, billing, and documentation tips for teaching physicians, interns, residents, and students
- Coding tip: Know how to correctly code each procedure an otolaryngologist can perform on turbinates
- Coding Clinic reiterates guidelines for provider documentation
- Searched