Year in Review: Infection Prevention Business and Program Operations
With 2010 coming to a close quickly, ICT presents the top news items and articles relating to infection prevention business and program operations, ranked in order of popularity based on Web clicks by ICT readers.
1. Hospitals Boost Sustainability Efforts, Reduce Environmental Impact
2. AHRQ Awards $34 Million to Expand Fight Against HAIs
3. CBIC Encourages Infection Preventionists to Get Certified
4. Groups Call for Adoption of HAI Elimination Framework
5. Kathy Warye Joins BD as Vice President of Infection Prevention
6. Expert Asks, Can HAI-Related Interventions Be 'Right-Sized?'
7. Treating Blood Infections Tops Annual Hospital Cost Increases
8. University of Miami Hospital Sets Standard in Patient Care, Low Infection Rates
9. Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Achieves Zero Infection Rate
10. Study Finds Variation Regarding Surveillance of Bloodstream Infections
11. APIC Responds to JAMA Article on Surveillance for Public Reporting of Bloodstream Infection Rates
12. Screening of Orthopedic Patients for MRSA May Make Economic Impact
13. Leadership Can Be the Differentiator in HAI Prevention
14. Satellite Roles on the Infection Prevention Team Improve Practice
16. Infection Data Audit is Essential to HAI Public Reporting
17. Infection Prevention's Involvement Essential in Healthcare Construction
18. HHS Reports "Little Progress" in HAI Reduction
19. Making a Difference in Infection Prevention (infectioncontroltoday.com)
CDC Strategies Preventing Hospital-Onset C difficile Effectiveness Inconclusive in Testing
April 15th 2024Hospitals using CDC prevention strategies had different incidences of hospital-associated Clostridioides difficile infection compared to those that didn't, but the reasons are not necessarily the strategies themselves.
