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ASPHP Featured in Joint Commission Environment of Care July Publication
The July issue of the Environment of Care® News contains “Lifted Up,” an article on Safe Patient Handling which included excerpts from interviews with a few of our Certificants. The article is reprinted from Environment of Care® News, July 2012, Volume 15, Issue 7. Copyright 2012 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Used with permission. No part of […]
Read MoreASPHP Celebrates Its First Anniversary
The ASPHP recently celebrated its first anniversary at the Safe Patient Handling Conference in Orlando. On March 20th, it held its Second Annual Meeting which was well-attended by its Board and members from all areas of the country. A Meet and Greet was held prior to the meeting so that interested others could learn more […]
Read MoreASPHP Featured on Safe Lifting News
The ASPHP is the focus of SafeLiftingPortal.com’s September/October special edition newsletter. Here is a snippet of that newsletter: “Welcome to this Special Issue of Safe Lifting News. As our loyal readers know, this newsletter’s mission has always been to keep everyone informed about what’s happening in the world of safe patient handling and caregiver injury […]
Read MoreASPHP Joins Partnership for Patients
The US government has recently launched the Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs, a public-private partnership that will help improve the quality, safety, and affordability of health care for all Americans. Partnership for Patients brings together leaders of major hospitals, employers, physicians, nurses, and patient advocates along with state and federal governments in a shared […]
Read MoreASPHP Issues Position Statement
The ASPHP Board of Directors recently developed a position statement regarding restoring the MSD column to the OSHA 300 log. Please read our submission to OSHA: ASPHP Position Statement – OSHA June 2011
Read MoreAssociation Beginnings!
The ASPHP was launched successfully at the 11th Annual Safe Patient Handling Conference amid great enthusiasm for its Mission! Our Board Members were available to assist with booth duty – everyone receiving great feedback from the attendees regarding Association membership and the Certification program. We would like to thank everyone for their terrific reception and […]
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