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Blue Shield of California Foundation expands hospital-infection program
Having gone through a nine-hospital pilot effort, the Blue Shield of California Foundation is expanding a program to prevent hospital-acquired infection. The expanded program will include 55 Read more...
Study: Hospitalized kids suffer too many infections
A new study released this week concludes that hospitalized children suffer a high rate of infections and other preventable complications that lead to longer stays and cost millions of dollars. The Read more...
CA hospital forced to stop cardiac surgeries due to infections
A Fresno hospital has been forced to stop performing open-heart surgeries while state public health authorities investigate a new surge in post-operative infections. Last year, the CDC investigated Read more...
Feds to display hospital satisfaction ratings in newspaper ads
In an effort to put some money behind its philosophy, the federal government has budgeted about $1.9 million to put full-page ads in newspapers around the U.S. disclosing individual hospital Read more...
Case study: NY hospitals lower ICU infection rates
In recent times, New York City's public hospitals have mounted an effort to lower the rate of infections patients acquire in in their intensive care units. The effort, by the New York City Health and Read more...
C. diff threat growing across the U.S.
Clostridium difficile has long been known to providers as a common but easily-treated bug whose symptoms aren't a big deal. However, of late a drug-resistant strain of C. diff has become more common, Read more...
Case study: WI hospital wins Baldridge with tough standards
A Wisconsin health system has become one of five Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award winners by racking up a wide range of successes cutting across employee satisfaction, patient safety and Read more...
CA hospital project cuts HAI rates
A group of San Francisco-area hospitals have managed to cut their rates of infection for two common hospital-associated conditions substantially over the last year and a half. The group, The Beacon Read more...
GAO says gov't needs to create HAI prevention standards
A new report from the Government Accountability Office suggests that the federal government should step up to the plate and set standards for hospitals to follow in preventing hospital-acquired Read more...
GAO: HHS agencies need to collaborate to fight HAIs
If they're to make any real progress in fighting hospital-associated infections, HHS agencies will need to work together more closely, according to the Government Accountability Office. GAO director Read more...
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