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Beginning Jan. 1, 2011, the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) will be the tool used by facilities electing to participate in the CMS HAI IPPS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.

Electronic Surveillance Systems: Data Mining Can Yield Rich Results for Infection Prevention

January 17th 2011

Even in the age of public reporting, there still exists a chasm between the healthcare institutions that use electronic surveillance systems (ESSs) in their infection prevention and control programs and those that do not. And according to experts, there is little known about the characteristics of hospitals that have an ESS, user satisfaction with ESSs, and organizational support for implementation of ESSs.

AORN Offers Scholarships to Attend Annual Congress

January 17th 2011

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January 17th 2011

Outbreak Detection, Control and Response is Among New Health Promotion Strategy

January 17th 2011

Researchers Unzip MRSA and Discover Route for Vaccine

January 17th 2011

Nurses' Long Work Hours, Scheduling Can Increase Patient Mortality

January 17th 2011

Genetically Modified Chickens That Don't Transmit Avian Flu are Developed

January 17th 2011

Measles Virus Plays Role in Paget's Disease of Bone

January 17th 2011

CareFusion Announces Sale of OnSite Services Instrument Management and Repair Business

January 17th 2011

Researchers Examine Clinical Patterns Associated With ESBL-Producing Isolates

January 14th 2011

More Intensive Methods Needed to Identify TB in HIV-Prone Populations

January 14th 2011

Old-Fashioned Weapons Against MRSA May Be Best

January 14th 2011

IDRI Awarded Grant from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Identify Candidates for Novel TB Drugs

January 14th 2011

Children with Bacterial Meningitis Suffer Long-Term Consequences

January 14th 2011

Researchers Report on the Early Development of Anti-HIV Neutralizing Antibodies

January 14th 2011

Speeding Up E. coli Detection

January 14th 2011

BSE Pathogens Can Be Transmitted by Air

January 14th 2011

Next-Generation Hospital Design Can Improve Health, Reduce Infections, Save Money

January 13th 2011

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January 13th 2011

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Electronic Surveillance Systems: Data Mining Can Yield Rich Results for Infection Prevention

AORN Offers Scholarships to Attend Annual Congress

Is Public Transport a Risk Factor for Acute Respiratory Infection?

Outbreak Detection, Control and Response is Among New Health Promotion Strategy

Researchers Unzip MRSA and Discover Route for Vaccine

Nurses' Long Work Hours, Scheduling Can Increase Patient Mortality

Genetically Modified Chickens That Don't Transmit Avian Flu are Developed

Measles Virus Plays Role in Paget's Disease of Bone

CareFusion Announces Sale of OnSite Services Instrument Management and Repair Business

Researchers Examine Clinical Patterns Associated With ESBL-Producing Isolates

More Intensive Methods Needed to Identify TB in HIV-Prone Populations

Old-Fashioned Weapons Against MRSA May Be Best

IDRI Awarded Grant from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Identify Candidates for Novel TB Drugs

Children with Bacterial Meningitis Suffer Long-Term Consequences

Researchers Report on the Early Development of Anti-HIV Neutralizing Antibodies

Speeding Up E. coli Detection

BSE Pathogens Can Be Transmitted by Air

Next-Generation Hospital Design Can Improve Health, Reduce Infections, Save Money

Origins of the Pandemic: Study Reveals Lessons of H1N1

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