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State's hospital infection rates rise despite patient safety initiative
Despite the fact that 64 of its hospitals were involved in a patient-safety initiative, Tennessee facilities still recorded the highest rate of blood infections through central lines in the nation.... Read more...
PA study documents high cost of hospital infections
Everyone in the hospital industry knows that patients who contract an infection during their inpatient stay are much more costly to treat than those who don't. Now, there's another study out... 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...
NY hospitals graded on infection levels
The New York State Department of Health has issued its first in what will be annual reports on hospital infection rates. The report, which is mandated by a 2005 law, found that the state's hospitals... Read more...
