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Your move to an electronic health record (EHR) system will save you time and money while increasing your ... infection rates? How could this happen?
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Growing anti-regulatory pressure in a down economy to say nothing of presidential politics as an election year looms are making it exceeding difficult for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to advance its controversial proposed infectious disease standard to protect health care workers.
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In the latest in a remarkable surge of infection prevention initiatives, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent healthcare associated infections in dialysis facilities.
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The elements of performance for the CAUTI prevention safety goal are as follows:
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With the increasing reliance on computer tools and electronic records, infection preventionists may reasonably assume patients flagged for isolation on admission end up under the appropriate precautions.
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3T3L1 pre-adipocytes in cell culture were treated overnight with myristoylated or non-myristoylated recombinant Nef. Glucose uptake was measured with and without insulin stimulation.
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A revision to the Jan. 10, 2011, Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents was published on Oct. 14, 2011.
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Researchers who have closely studied the United States' national HIV/AIDS prevention strategy as it has developed over the past three decades have concluded that it has been underfunded, and it's very difficult to implement.
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HIV/AIDS mortality data highlight disparities between states, suggesting differences in HIV treatment and care, a new study shows.1
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The American Medical Association recently voted to support amending a federal law that bars clinical research of HIV-infected organ donation, as a potentially lifesaving measure for people living with HIV infection.