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Preventing CLABSIs in Dialysis
Author – Priti Patel, MD, MPH Medical Officer CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) is a national priority. We all know about the incredible efforts dedicated to preventing these infections in intensive care units and other inpatient units – but what about settings outside of acute care? Since 2009, Read More >
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Author — Alex Kallen, MD, MPH Medical Epidemiologist CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Few people would disagree with me that reducing the number of devastating healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections continues to be important. We now have some encouraging results from CDC’s Emerging Infections Program/Active Bacterial Core Surveillance system (ABCs) that MRSA infections Read More >
Posted on by 16 CommentsCMS Rule: Shining the spotlight on hospital acquired infections – Part 5
Guest Author — Lisa McGiffert Director, Consumer’s Union Safe Patient Project Is your hospital doing a good job protecting patients from developing infections during treatment? For years, patients have been left in the dark about this important indicator of hospital safety even though these infections are associated with nearly 100,000 deaths annually. Nancy Oliver, of Read More >
Posted on by 3 CommentsCMS Rule: A Bold Step, But Just One Step Toward Eliminating HAIs – Part 4
Guest Author – Neil Fishman, M.D. President of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Director of the Department of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control and Director of the Antimicrobial Management Program for the University of Pennsylvania Health System. With the announcement of the new CMS rule last week, the United States has taken Read More >
Posted on by 6 CommentsCMS Rule: Infection Preventionists Key to Reporting Success – Part 3
Guest Author – Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC President-Elect, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Epidemiologist in Infection Prevention & Control Services, St. Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) The new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid rule is consistent with APIC’s position that better transparency will lead to better health outcomes, and that Read More >
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