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The high rate of healthcare employee injuries in Massachusetts is creating excessive costs that can be reduced if employers implement safe patient handling practices.

Emory Johns Creek (Ga). Hospital earned the Georgia Hospital Association award for its patient safety efforts, according to Johns Creek Patch.

Many nurses often skip some vital infection control measures, as found in a report conducted by Donna Powers, DNP, RN, of Kransoff Quality Management Institute in New York, according to MedicalResearch.com.

UL's Integrated Health & Safety Institute, a nonprofit institute developing integrated health and safety programs, published a standard for health and safety strategies.

Medicare Accountable Care Organizations will provide services to 60,989 Oklahoma Medicare members in 2016, according to Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.

A team of Korean clinical investigators found nearly 10 percent of cases of Staphylococcus aureus infections of the blood spread to the eyeball and can severely impair vision or even cause blindness.

eMedApps unveiled Care Connectivity Platform for universal patient data connectivity.

Minnesota Hospital Association recognized Hibbing-based Fairview Range Medical Center for its patient safety outcomes, according to nncnow.com.

The Association for Medical Imaging Management and Toshiba America Medical System awarded grants to healthcare providers for their efforts to improve the patient experience and safety in diagnostic imaging.

The first Zika virus case in the United States occurred in Texas, according to Medscape.