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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -
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Snapshot on Healthcare Industry: April 2022

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Welcome to our latest Healthcare Snapshot, where we take a quick look at some of the most pressing issues facing employers in the industry. Even though COVID-19 numbers are generally trending in a positive direction,...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

OCR Speaks To HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Privacy, And The Workplace

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When use or disclosure of an individual’s health information or medical records is at issue, the assumption seems to be, much more often than not, that the HIPAA privacy and security rules apply. This has certainly been the...more

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Flattening the Curve: Are Vaccination Mandates a Viable Strategy for Hospitals?

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines hold promise to control the pandemic and help restore normal social and economic life, even as variant threats loom. ...more

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June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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OSHA Issues New Standards for Protecting Employees in the Health Care Setting from COVID-19 in the Workplace

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On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) released its long awaited Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for COVID-19, establishing safety requirements for health care employers to control,...more

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[Webinar] OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard–What the Health Care Industry Needs to Know - June 30th, 12:00 pm - 12:30...

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The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued its highly anticipated COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the health care industry. The ETS will be effective immediately...more

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The 7 Main Takeaways for Healthcare Employers Now That OSHA Has Finally Unveiled Its Long-Awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary...

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Almost six months after President Joe Biden directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to determine whether emergency temporary standards (ETS) concerning COVID-19 were necessary, OSHA finally issued the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Webinar] 2021 Mid-Year OIG Work Plan and Other Important Updates: – Hospitals, Physician Practices, Home Health, and Hospice -...

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Learning Objectives: - Discuss OIG work planning process, work plan items, and other government reports - Provider insights into COVID-19 audits, reviews, and monitoring... During this program, we will provide an...more

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Newly Updated Workplace FAQs For Healthcare Providers And 8-Point COVID-19 Action Plan

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The healthcare industry is truly on the front lines of the nation’s and the world’s response to COVID-19. As a result, healthcare providers, their employees, and affiliates are likely already well-versed on the virus and how...more

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OSHA Issues Temporary Guidance For Health Care Industry Hoping To Blunt Possible Respirator Shortage

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As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States, one concern is whether there are sufficient numbers of respirators in order to protect healthcare providers who are on the frontlines of dealing with infected and...more

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Healthcare and Health and Safety Risks: What Employers Can Do About Increased Rates of Physician Burnout and Fatigue

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On July 9, 2018, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine published a study in a peer-reviewed medical journal indicating that “[p]hysician burnout is at least equally responsible for medical errors as unsafe...more

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A Primer On Telemedicine And The Workplace

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Most people probably do not enjoy sitting in a doctor’s reception area with other coughing and sneezing people while waiting for an appointment, or devoting hours to getting a prescription refilled. The concept of...more

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Five Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law That Health Care Employers Need to Know

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Recent actions by federal agencies and courts will have a direct impact on employers in the health care industry. While still wrestling with the changes wrought by the Affordable Care Act, health care employers will now need...more

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Employers: How Prepared Are You for Ebola?

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Rapidly changing circumstances raise workplace questions. The Ebola epidemic in 2014 has already been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as the worst in history. The extent of this outbreak is...more

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Obligations During the Ebola Crisis: Ethical and Practical Considerations

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Providers and health professionals face many challenges in the shifting sands of the Ebola response, including the extent of their duties to each other and their patients and their obligations under a myriad of laws,...more

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Ebola Preparedness: Employee Education Is Key

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In the wake of the world’s largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history, Americans have been inundated with media hype surrounding the disease, and the government and employers’ perceived inadequacy in their...more

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Ebola: Legal Considerations for Health Care Employers

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As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that “the risk of an Ebola outbreak in the United States is very low,” it is promulgating new protocols to more precisely address safety issues in the health...more

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