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MRSA survivors say 'superbug' an epidemic UPI Share     A group of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus survivors said they want U.S. health officials to declare MRSA an epidemic. Jeanine Thomas, founder of MRSA Survivors Network, said more Americans die annually from invasive MRSA infections than from HIV/AIDS, Parkinson's disease, H1N1 flu, homicides, injuries at work and infant mortality. Yet federal public health agencies fail to acknowledge the extent of the "superbug," provide prevention funding or mandate that such evidence-based prevention interventions as active detection through surveillance testing and contact isolation be implemented in U.S. hospitals, Thomas said. More
Free infection control education—Only 14 days left! ASHES Share
ASHES announces the exclusive availability of free webcasts to members. The webcasts were produced by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and have been made available to the membership through an unrestricted educational grant from The Clorox Company. ASHES, The Clorox Company, and APIC are making this offer available through April 1, 2010. More AORN recommending facility laundering of surgical attire Infection Control Today Share
In a session held at the 57th annual AORN Congress, Melanie Braswell, a member of AORN's recommended practices review committee, introduced the 10 recommendations AORN is making regarding surgical attire, updated from the previous seven recommendations. Included is the recommendation that surgical attire such as scrubs be laundered by the healthcare institution or a third-party laundry, and notlaundered at home. More
Hospitals make employee flu vaccinations a patient safety issue HealthLeaders Media Share
The emergence of the H1N1 flu put a spotlight in early 2009 on a question: Should healthcare organizations do more in terms of policies and approaches to increase flu vaccinations among hospital personnel? In one presentation at the 5th Decennial International Conference on Healthcare Associated Infections 2010 in Atlanta, the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) discussed worker immunizations. More Straight A Leadership—Alignment, Action and Accountability Thursday, March 25, 2010 ASHES Share
Execution has always demanded great leadership and in 21st Century health care, it demands Straight A Leadership! This Webinar will focus on your role as a leader in the health care organization and acknowledge that your responsibilities today are tough – and will only get tougher. To survive in a rapidly shifting, do-more-with-less external environment, organizations need the ability to execute swiftly and well. This Webinar, based on Studer Group's research with America's top health care organizations, will help YOU—the health care human resource professional—as well as other leaders in health care pinpoint the gaps that exist in Alignment, Action and Accountability and help identify what is needed to become a more resourceful, agile, high-performing organization. More
In the fight against life-threatening catheter infections, length of use is key Infection Control Today Share
Hospitals may reduce the risk of life-threatening bloodstream infections in newborns with peripherally inserted central venous catheters by replacing the device every 30 days or so, according to a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study. The daily risk of getting a dangerous bacterial infection jumped by 33 percent per day around day 35 and remained elevated thereafter in those babies who needed the device long term, the investigators write in the April issue of Pediatrics. More
Report examines growth in spending for patient care in hospitals AHA News Now Share
While hospitals account for one-third of the health care dollar, spending on hospital care has grown more slowly than spending on other health care services, according to a new AHA report on the sources of growth in spending on patient care in hospitals. More
What should docs sacrifice to elevate patient safety? Modern Healthcare Share
With physicians, especially academic faculty, pressed at every corner for time because of increasing demands and declining reimbursement, patient-safety advocates must figure out ways to provide the time and financial incentives to make this happen. That is not being cynical or mercenary; that simply reflects the declining economics for every player in the provider chain these days. Physicians and hospitals will take this seriously only when it affects revenue either negatively or positively, and not a minute earlier because they simply don't have the time to do all that is asked of them already. More |
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