Amerinet, a national group purchasing organization, has announced it has been named the recipient of the 2011 Champion for Change Award by Practice Greenhealth for outstanding contributions to environmentally responsible healthcare.
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CMS' Hospital-Acquired Condition Data Show 45% of Hospitals Reported Blood, Urinary Tract Infections
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' data on hospital-acquired conditions show that approximately 45 percent of hospitals reported at least one blood or urinary tract infection from Oct. 2008-June 2010, according to a CMS news release.
Ohio hospitals are making great strides in improving patient safety and slashing infection rates, according to news from the Ohio Hospital Association.
Antibiotic therapy may help to induce remission in active Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, though more trials are needed to test previous studies, according to research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Diabetes may be an important risk factor for recurring Clostridium difficile, which is occurring more frequently in acute-care hospital settings, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Research findings show safety initiatives used in the aviation industry could be used to drive positive results in patient safety efforts, according to a study published in Milbank Quarterly.
South Carolina hospitals are scheduled to start rolling out operating room surgical safety checklists, aimed at reducing the number of surgical errors that occur every year, according to a Greenville Online news report.
Empire BlueCross BlueShield is launching an initiative to educate physicians and patients about the American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Gastroenterology's guidelines for testing Helicobacter pylori, a precursor to serious stomach ailments, according to a company news release.
Dietary choices may be the reason for a high incidence of inflammatory bowel disease, according to research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
The following article is written by Rosalind Richmond, chief coding and compliance officer for GENASCIS. CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. For 2011, CPT contained five…