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Mount Sinai Beth Israel: Getting To Zero in 2022
In 2022, the hospital achieved zero harms from CAUTI and CLABSI by following fundamental protocols with consistency and efficiency.
CDC finds declines in certain health care-associated infections in 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual progress report on health care-as
Front-Line Defense: Nurse Leadership Strategies for Strengthening Drug Diversion
Nurses offer a critical front line perspective in preventing drug diversion, but they often face challenges such as fragmented communication and unfamiliar pharmacy processes.
AHA report finds hospitals continue to improve performance on key patient safety measures, outcomes
The AHA released a report Dec. 4 that found patient safety in hospitals and health systems across the nation continues to improve.
Trailblazers: Small Things Matter in Infection Prevention
A new AHA Trailblazers report, “Small Things Matter in Infection Prevention,” explores how hospitals are expanding surveillance programs to include peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) and other vascular access devices — an area that represents both high volume and untapped opportunity for infection prevention.
Small Things Matter in Infection Prevention
How hospitals expand infection prevention and surveillance to reduce bloodstream infections and improve patient safety. - TrailBlazers
Study: Two-dose antibiotic may be as effective as IV therapy for serious staph infections
A study published by JAMA Aug. 13 found that a two-dose antibiotic treatment could be just as effective as traditional long-term IV therapy for treating serious Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections.
Infection Control and Prevention
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) prevention and reduction are longstanding quality and patient safety priorities.
What Is a CLABSI and How to Prevent It
In this episode of the Advancing Health podcast series, Nishant Prasad, M.D., attending physician and program director of infectious diseases at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, shares how they re-approached CLABSI prevention by deeply examining structure and process, and how their work got them to zero CLABSIs in the last year.
Hospital Onset Bacteremia
Sources of hospital onset bacteremia (HOB), its identification, how effectively HOB can be prevented, treated and considerations for quality metrics.