A new edition of Health Wonk Review is being hosted by Vince Kuraitis at e-CareManagement blog, including posts about in-store clinics, physicians, problems and solutions in health systems, and cats, dogs and kangaroos. Suffice it to say that this is the first time kangaroos have surfaced in HWR, and I will leave it to you to discover why. This edition is Vince’s debut as HWR host, and he carries out his duties with style and grace. His blog focuses on issues and trends in chronic disease management and technology. While there, you might check out his take on Disease Management Megatrends for 2008, a post which is also available in a 20-minute podcast version.
New tools for our sidebar
In other matters, here are a few handy tools that have recently come to our attention – we’ll be adding them to our sidebar:
Health care – HealthExecLynx is a huge compendium of links related to all things health care – an absolute must for your bookmarks. It lists thousands of links, including health care news sources, blogs, associations, governmental concerns, career resources, and more – an excellent resource.
Safety signs – Safety Sign Builder 2.0 – this free service includes a number of web-based tools that facilitate the creation of custom general and safety signs. Each Sign Builder tool has unique options designed to make the creation of any custom sign quick and easy. Build Hazmat signs, ANSI signs, or OSHA-compliant Lockout Tags in English and in Spanish. Safety Sign Builder 2.0 is sponsored by St. Claire, Inc.
OSHA – OSHA recently announced eight new OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers. Current OTI Education Centers offer training courses on OSHA standards and occupational safety and health issues. The Centers provide safety and health training to private sector and federal personnel from agencies outside OSHA.
Tags: health policy, HWR, OSHA, safety
