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Health Care Workers Compensation Barometer Report
The fourth edition of Aon’s biennial Health Care Workers Compensation Barometer report, which explores trends in frequency, severity and overall loss rates related to workers’ compensation in the health care industry. This study is designed with health care risk managers in mind, to enable them to measure, maintain and reduce their workers compensation exposure, “measure” […]
Read MoreArchived Webinar
Integrating SPHM Principles into PT and OT Evaluations Presented by: Margaret Arnold PT, CEES, CSPHP Recorded February 10, 2021 Click here for more information. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15826, for 1 contact hour. Safe Patient Handling: A Skilled Nursing Facility’s Perspective Presented by: Marifer V. Espocia Recorded […]
Read MoreComments on Expanding Employment
Comments on Expanding Employment, Training, and Apprenticeship Opportunities for 16- and 17-Year-Olds in Health Care Occupations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. ASPHP provides comments on the subject proposed rulemaking. Through this rulemaking, the US Department of Labor proposes to remove the prohibition regarding the independent operation of power-driven patient lifts by 16- and 17-year-olds […]
Read MoreWhitepaper on Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Claims Coding
https://asphp.org/asphp_new/case-studies/
Read MoreNew York State SPHM Requirements Effective January 1, 2017!
https://asphp.org/asphp_new/legislative-updates/#new_york
Read MorePress Release-Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Awareness Week
Press Release-Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Awareness Week. Format: PDF Download Newsletter [pdf]
Read MoreASPHP Well Represented on ANA SPH Working Group!
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has started a Safe Patient Handling (SPH) Working Group for the purpose of developing multidisciplinary national SPH standards. On June 29th they brought together representatives from 8 professional associations, 2 from large healthcare systems, 2 from insurance companies, the Veterans Health Administration (VA), consultants, equipment/services providers and others for a […]
Read MoreASPHP 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 […]
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