Known a decade ago to only a few medical scholars, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has rapidly become the plague of the 1980s. Recent statistics indicate that, within the next four years, almost a half million Americans will either be terminally illMcHugh, William FStetson L.rev...
Therefore, safety preparation is critical for keeping employees safe. Organizations cannot always predict when injuries, accidents, illnesses,severe weatheror other emergencies, but a workplace safety policy can reduce their severity and even create better outcomes. Where Workplace Safety Policies are Nee...
It’s about patient communication and then communicating with staff about the policy you have in place.” The AUA’s director of Practice Management, Rick Rutherford, CMPE, CHA, who introduced Rhee and Heinemeier at the beginning of the session, noted that the AUA “has not developed a public...
Perhaps the most important policy within your harassment prevention program is your organizational zero-tolerance policy. This is because the zero-tolerance policy sets the tone for the entire organization and is the foundation on which all other policies and procedures are built. A wri...
Having aworkplaceviolence policy is not enough unless you first have the full commitment from senior management. With senior management involved, you will need a team of leaders from various units of the business, to make a plan of what will be delivered, how it will be delivered, and to ...
You don’t want to wait for an incident to happen before knowing that some of your protocols and devices in place are not working. What happens during a physical risk assessment? There are several key steps to a physical security auditing checklist. Policy and procedure overview. This ...
understanding a company's policy regarding employee promotions can reduce the likelihood an employee will take offense at the promotion of a coworker -- or missing out on a promotion herself. It's also important to avoid ethnic humor, sarcasm and sexist remarks. It is equally important to ex...
Policy & Procedure Management Centrally manage your entire policy and procedure lifecycle. Learn more Disclosure Management Make disclosures about potential conflicts simple to manage and monitor over time. Learn more Code of Conduct Transform your ethical code into an accessible day-to-day refer...
employee suffers a loss. The notification system may include the employee’s immediate department or may be system-wide. The policy may outline the procedure for the notification of co-workers, how long the employee is expected to be out, and who should be contacted during the employ...
This tends to make the reports biased and unhelpful in the future. What does positive discipline in the workplace look like? While you definitely want to have a policy to document bad behavior, don’t forget to highlight what your employees are doing well. Positive discipline can go a ...