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Background In October 2008, CMS discontinued additional payments for certain hospital-acquired c...
This audio program features current news and information from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Rese...
A recent study of 39 children's hospitals revealed 16 organizations have antimicrobial stewardshi...
Patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure are more likely...
Drawing from data reported by the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research an...
Pennsylvania facilities submitted 879 medication error reports from July 1, 2004, through January...
A patient care initiative was created to eliminate catheter-associated urinary tract infections. ...
After experiencing an increase in CLABSI, the vascular access team and infection prevention and c...
Infection Control surveillance identified 49 episodes of CLABSI from July 2008-June 2009, greater...
Reduction of hospital-acquired infections is a major focus of the board of directors and senior l...
The reduction of HAPU has been a focus for 10 years at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Over tha...
Quarterly surveys revealed elevated hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates unchanged by previous ...
A multidisciplinary team was formed to increase the rate of risk assessment and appropriate thera...
Stern Family Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation tracked hospital readmissions and found ...
Health Quest uses and benefits from a system wide root cause analysis policy to address adverse a...
Beth Israel Medical Center implemented a multifaceted intervention to interrupt transmission and ...
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated infections data for the third quarter...
Outside the intensive care unit, catheters remain in place for a longer duration; therefore, it i...
St. Joseph's Hospital of Elmira implemented a comprehensive antibiotic usage program beginning Ma...
