New Data on Sepsis Prevalence and Costs ‘Astonished’ DHHS Researchers

February 18, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 8
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The largest sepsis study every conducted with Medicare data found a 40% increase in the rate of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with the...Read More »

Vitamin and steroid treatment for sepsis fails in major study

February 18, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 8
Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Proponents of the treatment say the study is flawed and plan to keep using vitamin C on sepsis patients. Read More »

CDC: Focus on Protecting Staff and Supplies as Coronavirus Concerns Grow

February 18, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 8
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

Concerns in the public may be contributing to a growing...Read More »

CMS to providers: Prep for 2019-nCoV, stay CLIA compliant

February 11, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 7
Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Are you ready for newest of the emerging diseases? CMS is watchingRead More »

Novel Coronavirus: What Clinicians Should Know

February 11, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 7
Infection Control

Clinical insights about...Read More »

ECRI: 2020 health tech hazards

February 11, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

In its annual publication of the top 10 health technology hazards facing healthcare, the ECRI Institute lists the top five to be aware of in 2020...Read More »

Soap vs. superbugs

February 11, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Bathe patients with chlorhexidine soap to stop drug-resistant infectionsRead More »

Cardinal Health begins recall of contaminated surgical gowns

February 4, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 6
Infection Control, Patient Safety

By John Commins

Cardinal Health this week said it has launched "two voluntary field actions" for Cardinal Health Presource® ...Read More »

Rapidly spreading Wuhan coronavirus could become pandemic soon

February 4, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 6
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

By Jay Kumar

As the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak moves into its third week, infectious disease experts believe it’s well on its way to...Read More »

Use past experience with MERS, Ebola to prep for latest coronavirus

January 28, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 5
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Dig out and update your plan for screening for MERS-CoV, Ebola, measles or any other infectious disease with the latest information on the newly...Read More »

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