HEALTH CARE
Is Imported Seafood Safe? In a scathing 2011 report, the General Accounting Office found that in fiscal 2009, the FDA tested about 0.1 percent of all imported seafood products for drug residues.”
Large Employers Look to On-Site Clinics to Reduce Costs and Absenteeism These facilities are being established by firms across all sectors to offer everything from urgent and primary care to biometric screenings to chronic disease management.
Are Social Factors Tied to Hospital Readmissions? In the new study, researchers analyzed data from 72 previous papers examining the reasons people died or were readmitted to the hospital, and found that age, race, employment status, living situation, education and income levels are just some of the factors that may play a role.
NOTES ON NURSING
Rhode Island First State to Require Flu Shots for Health Care Workers The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) has announced that it has adopted new amendments to its Rules and Regulations for Immunization and Testing For Healthcare Workers that will make flu immunizations mandatory for all workers, students, trainees, and volunteers who may have routinely anticipated face-to-face interaction, also known as “direct contact,” with patients at a healthcare facility