Healthcare Safety News & Insights

Latest Healthcare Insights & News

We are committed to providing you with up-to-date news and educational resources to help reduce risk, increase safety and improve quality at your healthcare facility. Check back frequently for our latest blogs, newsletters, claims studies, announcements and more.

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10.27.2022
Article

NetCE Course Offerings: Cardiovascular CME Courses

Increase your knowledge of best practices related to cardiovascular conditions with two courses available through our onl...

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10.27.2022
Claim Study

Shower Seat Fails: Recognizing the Importance of Maintaining Stationary Equipment

This claims study explores the potential hazard of failing to maintain stationary equipment in healthcare facilities.

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10.25.2022
Article

To Post or Not to Post? How to Develop Best Practices for Social Media Usage

Find out how to best integrate social media platforms into your organization while guarding against the difficulties that...

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10.23.2022
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Health Care Provider Obligations and Risk Considerations Under the 21st Century Cures Act

Providers are now using patient portals to offer an array of information to patients including laboratory results, surgic...

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10.03.2022
Article

LHA Trust Funds Offers Unique Resources at No Additional Cost

At LHA Trust Funds, we offer a variety of employee and patient safety resources at no additional cost to our members. As ...

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09.26.2022
Article

Workers' Compensation Tip: The Importance of Conducting JSAs to Reduce Work-Related Injuries

Many work-related injuries can be attributed to strenuous tasks, repetitive motion, and unsafe procedures. In healthcare,...

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09.12.2022
Article

Healthcare News: Recent Developments in Louisiana

Healthcare facilities are exposed to liability in a variety of ways; primarily from breaches in the appropriate standard ...

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08.21.2022
Article

Limiting Trip and Fall Hazards from Electric Vehicles

With the use of electric cars on the rise, fresh opportunities for injuries or other risks follow. If the ability to char...

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08.21.2022
Claim Study

The Importance of Thorough Physical Asessment Documentation

Although documentation through the years has changed from paper notes to electronic, the basic tenets of documentation ha...

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