According to the Centers for Disease Control, Hospital acquired infections (HAIs), including the infections caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are costing hospitals more than $30 billion per year. New federal health care rules are also reducing reimbursements to hospitals for HAI treatment. Studies show that nasal carriage plays a major role in HAI and […]
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The Importance of Nasal Decolonization for Infection Control
July 8, 2016Category: Healthcare Professionals, Hospital, Hospital Acquired Infections, Infection Control, Infection Prevention, MRSA, Nasal Decolonization, Nursing, Surgical Site Infections
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Complex Hospital Infection Data Confuses Consumers
November 24, 2015Read the full study in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Patients have difficulty deciphering complex numeric data on healthcare-associated infections used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help consumers choose hospitals, according to a new study published online today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare […]
Category: Hospital, Hospital Acquired Infections, Infection Control
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How Hospital Acquired Infections Lead to Direct, Indirect and Unintended Hospital Costs
June 2, 2015Roughly 1.7 million hospital-associated infections occur annually in acute-care hospitals which result in tens of thousands of patient deaths and cost billions of dollars to the healthcare system.”We have to get to the bottom of why it is that we keep having the number of drug-resistant healthcare-associated infections that are currently reported” Lynn White, MD, […]
Category: Hospital Acquired Infections, Infection Control
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