NIH R01 · 2024
Enhanced injury surveillance using real-time reporting among healthcare workers
Healthcare workers are consistently exposed to hazards with widespread consequences for themselves, patients, and the organization. In a 2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics report, healthcare continues to have one of the highest rates of non-fatal occupational injury relative to other industries. Musculoskeletal injuries, violence, falls, and needle-sticks are most common. It is essential that healthcare systems employ effective and user- friendly surveillance to allocate resources for injury prevention. However, there is extensive evidence that reported injury rates significantly underestimate the true risk, and existing injury surveillance systems do not capture other adverse outcomes that…
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