An assessment of ergonomic issues in the home offices of university employees sent home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: As millions of workers have shifted to telework, special accommodations for workers with respect to ergonomics may be required to ensure the workforce remains healthy.

Methods: A survey about home office ergonomics and discomfort was sent to faculty, staff, and administrators by email and was completed by 843 individuals.

Results: Over 40%of the participants reported moderate to severe discomfort (severe low/middle back pain, moderate discomfort in eyes/neck/head, and discomfort in the upper back/shoulders).

Evaluation of quality improvement initiative in pediatric oncology: implementation of aggressive hydration protocol.

Our goal was to improve the efficiency of chemotherapy administration for pediatric oncology patients. We identified prechemotherapy hydration as the process that most often delayed chemotherapy administration. An aggressive hydration protocol, supported by fluid order sets, was developed for patients receiving planned chemotherapy.

Error reduction in pediatric chemotherapy: computerized order entry and failure modes and effects analysis.

Objective: To implement and evaluate the impact of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) on reducing ordering errors in pediatric chemotherapy.

Design: Before-and-after study from 2001 to 2004.

Setting: Pediatric Oncology in an academic medical center.