Posts Tagged ‘legislation’
Clackamas, Oregon (PRWEB) January 05, 2012
Devastating physical and financial blows have been felt for years from both sides of the hospital curtain due to the alarming rate of healthcare workforce injuries. According to the American Nurses Association, more than one-third of back injuries among nurses and other caregivers have been associated with the handling of patients and the frequency with which caregivers are required to move them. It is estimated that the cost to the nation in 2008 was 7.4 billion dollars in direct and indirect costs for workers compensation claims, medical bills, and staff replacements for health care workers (U.S. Senate, 2010; UMass, 2011).
As a result of the staggering statistics regarding occupational healthcare injuries, nine states have mandated legislation that requires powered lifts and transfer devices in lieu of manual lifting. California now follows suit with the Hospital Patient and Health Care Worker Injury Protection Act (AB 1136), which became law on January 1, 2012. Acute care hospitals in California will now be responsible to implement Safe Patient Handling (SPH) policies to mitigate injury and protect caregivers and patients.
Working to minimize risk for caregivers, patients and healthcare facilities alike, Oregons WyEast Medical, has been designing and manufacturing mobility solutions for safe patient handling for over 20 years. In fact, WyEast helps to move patients in one out of three hospitals in the United States. The companys TotaLift-II Transfer Chair, an innovative stretcher that converts to a chair, is currently being used in thousands of healthcare facilities around the world and offers a simple option to manual lifting. The patented design provides for a transfer pad that actually moves the patient from bed to stretcher and back again with absolutely no lifting on the part of the caregiver.
The proper use of patient transfer systems results in a dramatic reduction in injury to caregivers and patients. Many organizations have seen the benefits where they matter most on the bottom line, said Eric Race, president and founder of Atlas Lift Tech, a company that provides safe patient handling programs and services for the medical industry. These results are measured in terms that most organizations notice: fewer claims and a marked reduction in lost days away from work (DAW). We have found the WyEast TotaLift-II to help us accomplish just that.
Improper lift procedures are virtually negated by the simple transfer process of the TotaLift-II. And the equipment is appropriate in almost any care environment, from ICU to cardiac care to orthopedics, burn units and more. All processes are either hydraulic or mechanical, eliminating the need for a power source. WyEasts patient transfer systems are flexible, ergonomically sound and designed for varying bed heights and tight spaces. As a rule, they are manufactured in accordance with the highest manufacturing standards.
“I have used the WyEast TotaLift chairs in critical care and step-down units for the past ten years — it is one of the most useful assistive devices available on the market, says Pat Henry, RN, MS, Nurse Manager, ICU/TCU, San Francisco, California. The chair is practical, simple to use and ergonomically correct. And according to our patients, it is comfortable and secure.
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I just read the following article, apparently written yesterday (Feb. 22) in which the White House has evidently claimed that if GOP fillabusters the healthcare reform, that they (Dems) will still pass it anyway via reconciliation as stated in a conference call: http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/health-care/white-house-if-gop-filibusters-well-pass-health-reform-via-reconciliation/
yet based on this article, I have to assume that the Dems have had within them the capacity to pass the bill on their own this entire time, whether it be through reconciliation or other means, that is unless something happened recently that just suddenly gave them this ability (of that I am not aware). So I am just wondering why after all this time only just NOW would Dems force a vote or intigate their own passage of the bill in the event of a fillabuster, when evidently they could have done this the entire time. Perhaps it was that they were still attempting to reach an agreement with the GOP up until now and have finally given up that effort, but in the meantime hundereds if not thousands of people have likely perished due to inadequate or no healthcare. You know I really hate to be critical, but the fact is the Bill is such a disaster now because Republicans voted ONE HUNDRED PERCENT against it in its original form, fought, blocked, fillibustered, and then VOTED AGAINST IT ANYWAY even after private co-ops WHICH WAS THEIR IDEA was included! The Bill is a shambles because Republicans made it that way! The original bill was perfectly fine – and they can talk to St. Peter later about the thousands of people who died because of their greed and stubbornness.
Also, does this article mean that we will see healthcare reform at the hands of the Dems, whether the GOP likes it or not, and how long will this process take, e.g. at what date from today would the GOP (have to) fillabuster vs. the subsequent passage of the liberal legislation? As with most conservative issues, I have learned that I need a timeline to have so much as even a hope of expecting anything.
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