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Hospital Infection Rates

An Imperfect Measure of Hospital Safety

The failure to include hospital-acquired infections or medication errors as a performance indicator limits the utility of the Canadian Institute for Health Information’s (CIHI) new hospital benchmarking tool, critics say. Moreover, they add, the tool doesn’t provide ...More
5 weeks ago
Posted in News
Public Disclosure of Hospital Infection Rates Varies by State

Only 21 states require public reporting of hospital data on surgical site infections and, even when disclosure is mandated, the information is often not easily accessible to patients who could use it to make decisions about their medical care, according to new Johns Hopkins ...More
March 19, 2012
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
Slide Show: HAI Data

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Steering Committee for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections intends to review on an annual basis progress toward achieving the nine 5-year (end goal of December 31, 2013) goals or targets in the HHS Action ...More
October 19, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Infections & Pathogens, Policies and Practice
Public Reporting in Reducing ICU Infections: Leapfrog Group Responds to CDC Infection Report

Today, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that hospitals and other healthcare facilities are doing a better job of preventing four common infections, the Leapfrog Group's CEO, Leah Binder, pointed to the importance of transparency and public ...More
October 19, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens, Policies and Practice
HAIs Declined in 2010, CDC Data Show

Four common infections seen in healthcare facilities declined in 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a policy summit at the National Journal in Washington D.C., CDC staff detailed the reductions that are occurring in infection rates in U.S. ...More
October 19, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens, Policies and Practice
Plexus Institute Cutting High Costs and Infection Rates in Hospital Stays

With attention focused on rising costs of healthcare, infection rates play a big role. Healthcare-associated infections are on the rise throughout the country, adding extra days, extra time of doctors and nurses and extra meds, all of which add up quickly. The average extra ...More
August 26, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Hospital for Special Surgery Has SSI Rate for Hip Replacement Lower Than NY State Average

For the second consecutive year, the Hospital for Special Surgery is the only hospital in New York state with an infection rate that is significantly lower than the state average for hip replacement or revision surgeries, according to the 2009 report on hospital infection ...More
September 1, 2010
Posted in News
University of Miami Hospital Sets Standard in Patient Care, Low Infection Rates

Contracting an infection is the least desired outcome for a patient during or following a hospital stay. Through the use of a stringent program of training, education and practices, the University of Miami Hospital has achieved and maintained exceptionally low infection ...More
July 23, 2010
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
Lessons From Efforts to Halt HAIs

Johns Hopkins researcher argues that arrogance, lack of transparency stand in way of saving lives. ...More
July 13, 2010
Posted in News
Swift Actions Stop Outbreak at Dallas Hospital

Rapid identification and aggressive infection control measures allowed a Dallas hospital to stop the spread of Acinetobacter baumannii. ...More
July 13, 2010
Posted in News