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Subject: Infection Outbreaks Lead to Endoscope Reprocessing Guidelines Update | CMS Inspection Surveys: Is Your ASC Ready | 'Cover Your Cough' Poster & Flyer | FAQs on Hand Hygiene NPSG
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News & Analysis
Nov. 1, 2011

1. Endoscope Reprocessing Guidelines Updated Following Infection Outbreaks. Click Here

2. CMS Inspection Surveys: Is Your ASC Ready? Click Here

3. Patient & Staff Safety Tools: 'Cover Your Cough' Poster & Flyer. Click Here

4. FAQs on Hand Hygiene National Patient Safety Goal. Click Here

5. Nurses, Physicians Suffer Over 8K Needlestick Injuries Annually. Click Here
Need help preventing needlestick injuries? To access posters, brochures, checklists, videos and more resources on sharps safety, click here.

6. New CMS Notification Rule for ASCs Applies to All Patients, Regardless of Scheduling Date. Click Here

7. Placement of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub Dispensers Accessible by Pediatric Patients: Q&A With Marsha Wallander of AAAHC. Click Here

8. 12-Item Checklist Halved Infection Rates Following Whipple Procedures. Click Here

9. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Cited for Infection Control DeficienciesClick Here

10. New Jersey Heart and Lung Center Implements New Vaccine Policy for EmployeesClick Here

 

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