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NewsHeavy drinkers more likely to incur healthcare-associated infections
Hospital patients who have alcohol use disorders (AUDs)--which include alcohol abuse and alcoholism--are more likely to develop healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) during their hospitalizations Read more...
Healthcare providers follow hand-washing guidelines 34 percent of the time, study finds
With the oft-reported news of hospital-acquired infections being linked to bad hand-washing practices, you would think that healthcare professionals would learn to simply comply with the rules by Read more...
C. diff more common than MRSA, can be contained with bleach wipe, studies find
Just as Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is rapidly becoming one of the most dangerous hospital-acquired infections, new research shows it can be slowed down with a simple bleach disinfectant wipe. Read more...
CDC will study HAI prevalence, antimicrobial use
For the first time since the 1980s, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to conduct two surveys to obtain national estimates of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevalence Read more...
Feds offer $40M in stimulus funds to fight healthcare-associated infections
The federal government has set aside $40 million in stimulus funds to help hospitals fight healthcare-associated infections, part of a larger government and industry push to eliminate these costly, Read more...
Case study: Michigan hospitals, Johns Hopkins reduce ICU infections
In a tale that is making headlines as the first of an HHS series of healthcare "success stories," partners in a project designed to reduce healthcare-associated infections are making the rounds Read more...
GAO: Hospitals have incentive to under-report infections
You know, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if nobody's watching too closely, hospitals have a major incentive to under-report the number of infections that take place within Read more...
| Press ReleasesHealthcare-associated infections greatly increase the length and cost of hospital staysGreatly Increase the Length and Cost of Hospital StaysReleased: 8/27/2010 2:30 PM EDTSource: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) AHRQ News and Numbers: Healthcare-Associated Infections Read more >> |
