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CDC: H1N1 flu less widespread
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The latest H1N1 update from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) reveal the number of swine flu infections are seem to be dropping; however, the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30. Overall influenza activity remains high for this time of year. More
ASHES offers Secrets of Productivity Webcast - Only 4 days left!
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Last chance to earn CPEs in 2009! Join ASHES and Eileen Webb on December 9 at 12noon CST for this live, interactive webcast. If you are being asked to do more with less or improve speed and quality, this
session is for you. You will learn the seven wastes that reduce productivity. We'll review a dozen techniques that are used to reduce these wastes and improve work processes. You will take away ideas that you can implement right away that get results quickly. Click here for more information and to register today!
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Eradicating MRSA with new plasma technology
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Two prototype devices have been developed: one for efficient disinfection of healthy skin (e.g. hands and feet) in hospitals and public spaces where bacteria can pose a lethal threat; and another to shoot
bacteria-killing agents into infested chronic wounds and enable a quicker healing process.
Two papers published Thursday 26 November, as part of a selection of papers on Plasma Medicine in New Journal of Physics, demonstrate how far the design of equipment to harness the bacteria-killing power of low-temperature plasma has come.
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Will copper keep us safe from the superbugs?
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Three papers scheduled for publication in the January issue of the Journal of Hospital Infection suggest that copper might have a role in the fight against healthcare-associated infections.
In a busy Birmingham (UK) teaching hospital, researchers swapped a conventional toilet seat, tap-handles and a ward door push-plate for
similar items made from 70 percent copper. They compared the number of microbes on the copper surfaces against the number of bacteria on the same items from another ward and found that the copper surfaces had 90 percent to 100 percent fewer live bacteria than the non-copper surfaces.
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ASHES Opinion Survey
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In 2010 the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services
(ASHES) will celebrate its 25th anniversary! As we commemorate this major milestone, ASHES is refining its path for the future. Your thoughtful participation in an opinion survey will assist ASHES to gain a better understanding of how non-member stakeholders perceive ASHES as a key asset to the healthcare community. Your participation in this brief survey is very important to this effort. Our goal is to capture the insights of the various stakeholders. Please click here to complete the survey.
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CMS extends Joint Commission's deeming authority
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The Joint Commission has been
approved through July 15, 2014 as a deeming organization for hospitals that participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced. The AHA had urged CMS to approve the accreditor's request for re-approval as a deeming organization for hospitals.
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ASHES announces
online education courses for January
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Start the New Year off on the right foot and register for one of the ASHES online education courses starting in January. The Supervisory Course and Director Course will begin Monday, January 11. Starting January 25, we will start the CHESP Study Group. Click here to view the complete listing of online education courses.
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Service Management Systems’ EVS programs are geared toward two things: keeping your hospital pristine and making sure your patients are pleased with our work. Our goal is not to maintain patient satisfaction scores, but to raise them for every facility. To learn how we increase patient satisfaction,
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WHO investigates cases of H1N1 drug resistance in U.S., Britain
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The WHO is looking into
reports that patients with "severely suppressed immune systems" in Britain and the U.S. developed resistance to Tamiflu, which is used to treat the symptoms of H1N1 (swine flu), a spokesman for the organization said Tuesday, Reuters reports.
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Half of ICU patients suffer from infections
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About 50 percent of intensive care unit patients worldwide suffer infections, which increase their risk of dying in the hospital, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data collected on a single day (May 8, 2007) on 13,796 patients, aged 18 and older, in 1,265 ICUs in 75 countries.
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