The CDC has updated its guidance on infection control of monkeypox for healthcare settings, reminding providers that any case suspected of being of the more deadly Congo Basin clade requires more extensive precautions, including the handling of hazardous medical waste (HMW). Any medical waste...
Health systems and hospitals should follow seven principles to conduct screening for disease or health risk factors in emergency departments, according to a new ...
How well hospitals remain prepared for a crisis is taking a front seat during surveys, especially as surveyors review how facilities are updating their emergency management plans with lessons learned from the various surges of patients during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
How well hospitals remain prepared for a crisis is taking a front seat during surveys, especially as surveyors review how facilities are updating their emergency management plans with lessons learned from the various surges of patients during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Despite being a best practice and one of the elements of CDC’s Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship, very few healthcare organizations have likely mandated indications for antibiotics, says Bradley T. Truax, MD, principal consultant of the Truax Group, which offers healthcare...
Find a pharmacist, provider, or infection preventionist (IP) with a good grounding in antibiotic stewardship to tackle the responsibilities and requirements set out in six new hospital survey tags recently announced by CMS. Better yet, form a team of those experts.
Regularly check the humidity and temperature in storage areas for sterile supplies to ensure you are meeting requirements outlined in NFPA 99-2012 and highlighted in a recent Quick Safety alert from The Joint Commission.
With monkeypox cases climbing in each state, sometimes dramatically, hospitals should be creating and implementing a plan that includes education of both staff and patients, say experts.
Establish a monkeypox emerging infectious disease team now that all but six states are reporting confirmed cases of the disease, which has been declared a global health emergency.