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Beyond the checklist: CUSP slashes infection rates 40%
The successful use of checklists to prevent central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) has been highly publicized, in part because of the sheer novelty of using a simple solution to solve a highly complex problem. -
Hospital Infection Control & Prevention October 2012 Issue in PDF
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'Serial infector' charged in hospital HCV outbreak
It began as an infection control nightmare in New Hampshire, but it didn't stop there. A medical technician who worked in the cardiac catheterization lab in Exeter Hospital in Nashua was charged with diverting drugs and reusing the syringes on patients. -
Special Report: CUSP Culture Change
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iP Newbe: Networking: The only thing missing is you
It is almost surreal that I' ve been in infection prevention and control (IP&C) since January 1990. -
Got culture change? CUSP tools can transform safety
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has created a website with a wealth of tools to help hospitals set up the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP). -
Insights and Outlook: Hypertension & Cardiovascular Disease in PDF
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Troubling shortfall in HBV vaccinations
While the pressure grows to raise the rate of influenza vaccination of health care workers to 90%, an identical Healthy People 2020 goal for hepatitis B vaccination of health care workers remains quietly unmet. -
IPs valuable partners in drug stewardship
With the misuse and overuse of antibiotics driving drug resistance in general and emerging Clostridium difficile in particular, infection preventionists and health care epidemiologists want to have a greater role in antimicrobial stewardship programs. -
Lessons learned from C. diff collaboratives
Amid the generally depressing news about the national epidemic of Clostridium difficile there were hopeful reports of hospital collaboratives driving infection rates down.