In 2008, CMS published a ruling to stop reimbursing hospitals for certain healthcare-associated infections (HAI), including catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). Four years later, that decision has made...
Most infection control (IC) professionals can recite their No. 1 goal in their sleep: zero infections. Others also dream of 100% compliance with central line bundles, isolation precautions, and hand hygiene. The key for Joint Commission standard IC.01.04.01 is to prioritize...
Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Global Challenge, A Global Perspective, is the monograph The Joint Commission released to help healthcare organizations gain traction on the fight against healthcare-associated infections.
A former medical technician was arrested in connection to an Exeter, NH hepatitis C outbreak.
The tech is accused of infecting at least 30 people while working at the Exeter Hospital cardiac catheterization lab. He is also suspected with stealing the anesthetic Fentanyl.
Have you heard about the new award sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, recognizing leaders in HAI prevention?
Recognizing that the healthcare sector produces a vast amount of waste and hazards to the environment, more healthcare facilities are doing their part in sustainability and greening efforts.