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Zero tolerance curbs infections
As many as 70 percent of central line-associated bloodstream infections can be prevented with evidence-based strategies, according to a Joint Commission report.
MRSA pre-screening cuts transmissions, saves money
Screening high-risk hospital admissions for Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) reduced in-hospital MRSA transmissions, saving Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston more than $100,000 a year,...
CMS penalties work in boosting infection control
Hitting hospitals in their pocket books is an effective method to trying to stop infections, according to an American Journal of Infection Control study , published yesterday. Eighty-one percent of
Healthcare acquired-infections down, except for C. diff
Providers are making headway in reducing healthcare-acquired infections, according to yesterday's report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state-by-state breakdown is the first
New Hospital Compare data shows disparity in blood infection rates
Newly released blood infection data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hospital Compare website has revealed a wide variation in central line-associated bloodstream infections
CMS opens bloodstream infection data to public
Aiming to boost hospital transparency and accountability, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services opened up blood infection data to the public. CMS has updated the Hospital Compare website
Pediatric ICUs have more infections than adult ICUs
Pediatric intensive care units have 20 percent higher infection rates than adult ICUs, according to a new investigation from Consumer Reports . The Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center looked at
Statewide infection rates slashed in half with hospital collaboration
Thanks to teamwork among 53 hospitals in Ohio, central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units dropped by 48 percent over 22 months, the Ohio Hospital Association announced
Checklist, transparency cut infection rates
Hospital patients in Tennessee were once known to have higher-than-average bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit (ICU), but in only three years, hospitals in the state now score 22
Cleveland Clinic, health systems stop infection reporting to Leapfrog with CMS database
With federal reporting available, some of the nation's top healthcare systems are forgoing reporting to an premier industry quality group. In a controversial turn in patient safety reporting,
