The Joint Commission has issued a new Sentinel Event Alert (pdf) urging organizations to pay greater attention to preventing healthcare worker fatigue. 1. Assess your organization for fatigue-related ...

The Joint Commission has issued a new Sentinel Event Alert (pdf) urging organizations to pay greater attention to preventing healthcare worker fatigue. The Joint Commission reported in 2007 that ...

The Joint Commission yesterday issued a sentinel event alert highlighting the link between healthcare worker fatigue from long hours and adverse events. The alert summarizes a number of studies on ...

One single employee experiencing daily fatigue can cost an employer $3500 a year in lost productivity, absenteeism and increased healthcare. For 1000 employees that adds up to $3.5 million... for ...

Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders requires the design of jobs and work-rest schedules that reduce exposure to risk factors. However, our current understanding and models of fatigue development ...

Science shows that taking microbreaks throughout your workday boosts your well-being, engagement and productivity—and ultimately the company's bottom line. How we work has undergone such tremendous ...

Worker fatigue in safety-critical industries like manufacturing increases the risk of accidents and injuries while decreasing overall performance. The interdisciplinary engineering team developed a ...

All of us experience periods of fatigue, but for some, fatigue is chronic. When we’re tired, the pressure at work doesn’t stop. We must maintain our productivity, but when fatigued, there are so many ...