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ICPs & Patient Safety: Serious errors that should be reported
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ICPs & Patient Safety: Medical errors - It’s time to drop the ‘blame and shame’ in favor of a safety culture
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ICPs & Patient Safety: Vendors: Drug safety software
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Journal Reviews: Fake nails breed bugs the longer they’re worn
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CDC draft guidelines for scrub brushes, nails
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One page that may save a few lives
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Stewardship: Key features and six checklist questions
A proposed guideline by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs includes the following key aspects, as outlined recently in Atlanta at a meeting of the CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. -
CDC looking to CMS to add ‘teeth’ to new antibiotic stewardship guidelines
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One page that may save a few lives
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Shutting down flow of antibiotics stops C. diff
There comes a time in infection control when there are enough epidemiological indicators and sufficient risk of patient harm that one must take decisive action, a la public health pioneer John Snow removing the Broad Street water pump handle to end a legendary cholera outbreak in 19th century London.