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The Joint Commission is seeking volunteer hospitals with intensive care units (ICU) that would like to be considered for participation in a pilot test of six proposed ICU core measures.
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Dont forget, new Patient Safety Goals including reducing nosocomial infections go into effect as of Jan 1, 2004.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is emphasizing that prevention must begin at the first point at which a person with suspect or probable severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) encounters the health care system.
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While epidemiologists await a possible natural resurgence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a cautionary tale from Singa-pore underscores that another global outbreak of SARS could be triggered by a laboratory accident.
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Staphylococcus aureus is a versatile enemy. It is spreading in the community, as well as in the hospital, with increasing resistance to antibiotics.
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The Joint Commission has created two options designed to address legal disclosure concerns related to its Periodic Performance Review (PPR). The PPR is an integral component of the Joint Commissions new accreditation process that debuts in 2004.
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Some of the key aspects of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 2005 infection control standards are summarized here:
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides the following answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).
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Infection control is one of the key areas cited in a recent national report warning that nursing staffing problems pose a grave threat to patient safety.
