Postcards From the Edge: Lessons Taught by COVID-19
One thing that will haunt me and many health care personnel in both acute care and LTCFs forever is that so many people died without a family member at their […]
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How Infection Preventionists, OR Nurses Work Better Together
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Despite Progress, three-quarters of a million infections threaten hospital patients each year
Despite Progress, three-quarters of a million infections threaten hospital patients each year National and state data detail threat of healthcare-associated infections and opportunities for further improvements. CDC released two reports today – one, …
CDC/CMS Team Up to Provide Consumers Access to Local Hospital Patient Safety Data
Author: Dan Pollock CDC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Surveillance Branch Chief CMS announced today that its Hospital Compare website now includes central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) data reported from hospital ICUs to C…