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HAI Surveillance

Hospira Applauds North Carolina's New Legislation Aimed at Reducing HAIs

Hospira, a leading provider of clinical information and medication delivery technologies, announces its support for North Carolina's new law establishing a statewide surveillance and reporting system for 14 specified healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The legislation, ...More
June 30, 2011
Posted in News
APIC to Provide National Healthcare Safety Network Trainings Throughout Texas

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has been selected by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to provide free training courses for Texas healthcare professionals on the use of the National Healthcare Safety Network ...More
January 19, 2011
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First Report on HAI Surveillance Data From California Has Limitations

In late December, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released surveillance data submitted by California hospitals from January 2009 through March 2010 on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in these facilities. The report, mandated by SB 1058 (Chapter ...More
January 6, 2011
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CareFusion, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Create Hospital Quality Initiative to Help Eliminate HAIs

CareFusion and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois today announced that 23 hospitals have formed the Illinois Hospital Quality Initiative (IHQI), a partnership created to improve clinical outcomes and cut health care costs by reducing health care-associated infections ...More
September 15, 2010
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APIC Comments on IPPS Changes, Applauds 'Acceleration Toward Transparency'

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) says it is encouraged by the final rule announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). ...More
August 5, 2010
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Medical Center to Use Web-Based Safety Surveillance Solution

In an ongoing effort to improve patient safety, the University of Tennessee Medical Center (UT Medical Center) of Knoxville, Tenn., will utilize the Premier healthcare alliance’s SafetyConnect™ patient safety program complete with the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network ...More
July 23, 2010
Posted in News
Infection Data Audit is Essential to HAI Public Reporting

Findings from the New York State Department of Health reveal the benefits of an audit process to validate healthcare-associated infection (HAI) data. ...More
July 15, 2010
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