According to data released by Extending the Cure, C. difficile led to 8.2 deaths for every 100,000 people in Rhode Island, according to a Bangor Daily News report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on C. difficile.
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The Infectious Diseases Society of America proposed a new approval option for companies interested in developing drugs to treat patients with serious infections where few or no treatment options exist. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on IDSA’s…
The University of Virginia Health System and the American Nursing Association has issued a call intended to boost protection of healthcare workers from exposure to bloodborne diseases. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on needlestick safety.
Researchers have concluded use of antiseptics, such as chlorhexidine, during oral care reduced the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review…
Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville, Tenn., has donated all its bedside Bibles and will now give patients brand new Bibles upon request to boost infection prevention efforts, according to a Leaf Chronicle report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital…
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Boston Scientific has announced it is exercising the company's option to acquire Cameron Health, according to a news release.
Amerinet, a national healthcare solutions organization, has announced it has signed an agreement with AVEC Scientific Design Corp. for operating room fluid waste management products, according to a news release.
Novant Health, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., offers a free hand hygiene marketing toolkit, designed to help healthcare providers improve hand hygiene among patients and personnel.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free, downloadable brochure to educate Spanish-speaking patients on how to manage medications safety.
The ASCA Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve the 2012 legislative and regulatory agenda for the association. The agenda builds on issues that the association was addressing in its advocacy program last year and adds several new concerns that…