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Survey: Economy has caused infection prevention reduction
A new survey conducted by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology concluded that many hospitals have had to cut back on various infection prevention measures due to... Read more...
Study: Physician leadership, improved practices needed to fight healthcare-associated infections
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...
HHS plans infection-control initiative
HHS officials said last week that they're planning to roll out a national action plan focused on hospital-acquired infection control. Their plan was developed in response to a GAO report criticizing... Read more...
