April
19
,
2006
New Additions to Documents-On-Line, brought to you by Total Compliance Solutions, Inc.
|
We have added several new articles we know you will find informative and helpful (listed below) on the Documents-On-Line portion of our website: www.tcs-inc.us. In addition to these documents, several posters and handouts for patients and staff members are available, on subjects such as Hepatitis C risk factors, preventing mosquito bites, and Hot and Cold Weather Pet Care Tips.
To learn more about the following subjects, and to access these and all available documents, please click on "Documents-On-Line" in the lower left corner of our homepage: www.tcs-inc.us. Enter your facility account number (located on prior mailings and invoices sent to you) and the state where the facility is located. If you need your account number, please send an e-mail to sbruce@tcs-inc.us or call us at 1-781-237-9700.
You can then click on, or enter in the search field, the file number of the document you would like. The document file number is listed next to the article below. To see all of the latest additions, use the search tool for 15, 30 or 60 days. You can download and print the documents you need using your own computer printer.
For further information please contact: Total Compliance Solutions, Inc., 27 Mica Lane, Suite 208, Wellesley, MA 02481 Telephone 781.237.9700 Fax: 781.237-4488
Dental Radiography, Doses and Film Speed Comparisons
Comparison done by the FDA of x-ray film speeds vs. film cost, exposure reduction and clinical film quality. Faster film is encouraged by the FDA. File # 307770
The Selection of Patients for Dental Radiographic Examinations
By the American Dental Association and the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. File # 307771
Florida Mandates Defibrillators in Dental Offices
ADA News Release 4/26/05. File # 307773
Hepatitis C Patient Safety Poster, English and Spanish
Poster for patient care areas, discussing risk factors for Hepatitis C, "Stop, Caution, Ask Your Doctor," by the CDC. File # 307779 and 307780
Hepatitis C Patient Safety Poster, Transfusion Risks, English and Spanish
Three different posters for patient care areas, discussing transfusion risk factor for Hepatitis C, by the CDC. File # 307781 and 307782
Hot and Cold Weather Pet Care Tips, English and Spanish
By the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. File # 307764 and 307765
List of Safety Engineered Sharp Devices
Published by the International Health Care Worker Safety Center, University of Virginia. Current as of 5/31/05. File # 307772
NIOSH Fact Sheet, EMF's In The Workplace
Overview of F.A.Q. about electric and magnetic fields surrounding all electric devices. File # 307629
Protect Yourself, Prevent Mosquito Bites
Poster for patient care areas and workplaces, by the Rhode Island Department of Health. File # 307778
Updated Information Regarding Mosquito Repellents, CDC News Release
CDC Publication, includes new information about the more effective products, Picaridin and DEET. Permethrin and oil of lemon are also discussed. April 22, 2005, two documents combined. File # 307639
Yersinia Enterocolitica
Zoonotic disease transmitted by cats, dogs, pigs, horses, rodents and rabbits. Discusses symptoms, transmission and prevention, by the CDC, File # 307777
Toxocariasis
Discussion of roundworm infection in humans, symptoms, transmission, treatment and prevention, from the CDC. File # 307775
Q Fever
Zoonotic disease transmitted by cattle, sheep, goats. Discusses symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention, by the CDC. File # 307776
Prevention of Zoonotic Transmission of Ascarids and Hookworms
CDC Guidelines for Veterinarians. File # 307774
OSHA Publication, Protecting Yourself In The Sun
Two page poster that describes the dangers of sun exposure, what to look for when performing a self-examination for skin cancer, and how to protect yourself from overexposure. File # 307739
OSHA Publication, The Heat Equation
Two page poster which describes the differences between heat exhaustion and heat stoke, and outlines symptoms, what to do in an emergency, and methods of prevention. File # 307738
CMS Offers New Options For Physicians Who Administer Drugs In Their Offices
CMS Factsheet regarding new competitive alternative program for physicians purchasing and billing many commonly used Part B drugs, set to begin January 2006. File # 307732
|
|
|
|
|
