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Catheter strategy sticks it to infection rates
Because intravenous therapy is handled by home care personnel, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) guidelines on prevention of intravenous catheter infections especially is applicable to home care, suggests Michele L. Pearson, MD, medical epidemiologist for the CDCs Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion in Atlanta. -
Hand-washing guidelines allow alcohol-based rubs
The biggest change in the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) recently approved hand-washing guidelines is the approval of alcohol-based hand rubs as an accepted method of cleaning hands between patients. -
CDC’s hand-hygiene rules work for home health
Your employees face different challenges than hospital-based personnel face, so they cant be expected to follow every guideline and process used in a hospital, right? Wrong, say infection control experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health. -
Constant communication vital for resurvey success
Although frequently cited deficiencies vary from state to state, there are a few that experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health point to as commonly recurring problems for home health agencies throughout all states... -
News From the End-of-Life: Electronic filing proposed for CMS cost reports
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Full hospice care means meeting caregivers’ needs
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Solving nursing shortage requires imagination
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News From the End-of-Life: Grants intended to boost geriatric nursing education
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News From the End-of-Life: Article examines palliative care, pain management
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Guest Column: Sept. 11, 2002: A grief counselor’s perspective