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A plan that would strengthen surveillance efforts against infections has had it's publishing date pushed back by the Department of Health and Human Services according to an article in Modern... Read more...
As hospitals continue to battle rogue infections like MRSA and C. diff, which continue to pose substantial threats of their own, another threat is emerging that poses a threat to the sickest patients... Read more...
The agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $3 million contract to an American Hospital Association Affiliate to implemented a three-year program designed to slash... Read more...
California has passed two new laws designed to tighten up infection controls within the state's hospitals. While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) had vetoed similar rules four years ago, national... Read more...
Pennsylvania hospitals received a report card from the state's Health Care Cost Containment Council this week, which suggested that some of the state's hospitals have work to do when it comes to... Read more...
To cut down significantly on the rate of healthcare-associated infections, it will take not only improved infection prevention practices, but also more executive and physician leadership on the... Read more...
With so many threats emerging, anything that can help prevent hospital infections from spreading is worth a look. This time around, two entrepreneurs are touting a new silicon film they've developed... Read more...
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...
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...
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...