HICprevent
This award-winning blog supplements the articles in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
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Antibiotic Stewardship got the Headlines, but CMS Proposed Nursing Home Reg may Completely Transform Infection Control Programs
As annual infection mortality rate approaches 400,000 residents, the CMS rule could finally empower infection prevention in long term careRead More -
Jeopardy Answer, 'Culture Shock.' Buzzer! “What Would Happen if Hospitals used the Ebola Empowered-Team Approach to Prevent all Healthcare Infections?'
Breaking down traditional hierarchies, leveling the playing field and empowering everyone to speak outRead More -
With TB at a record low in U.S., OSHA ramps up inspections in healthcare
Critics question whether ‘update’ is a new TB standard by another nameRead More -
Controversial Finding: In Real-World Clinical Practice, N95 Respirators no more Protective than Surgical Masks
Canadian research counterintuitive -- are N95s not being fitted, tested properly?Read More -
APIC 2015: IP, Know Thyself and Help Frame the Future
Some 4300 IPs attend APIC conference in NashvilleRead More -
OSHA Targets Hospitals for Failing to Protect Workers from Patient Handling Injuries
Previous 3-year effort aimed at nursing homes resulted in 1,100 inspections and $4 million in finesRead More -
Some Gave All: 507 Healthcare Workers have Died in African Ebola Outbreak
A staggering 58% mortality rate among infected care giversRead More -
MERS and Korea's Eccentric Healthcare System: “Every System is Perfectly Designed to Produce the Results that it Gets.”
'Doctor shopping,' going to different facilities for same illness, family as caregiversRead More -
Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Is MERS Silently Spreading from Asymptomatic Cases?
Is this the reason so many people with MERS report no contact with camels?Read More -
CDC Issues New MERS Infection Control Guidelines for U.S. Facilities
Outbreak continues in Korea, overall global increase in casesRead More