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Janel Ranaan
- , February 25, 2020
A recent study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology takes a close look at how antibiotic stewardship programs have fared against...
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Vitalacy Team
- , January 7, 2020
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study about drug-resistant germs (CDC, 2019) continuing to pose a threat to patient safety...
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Janel Ranaan
- , October 8, 2019
In an acknowledgement of electronic compliance monitoring becoming an “important component of a comprehensive hand hygiene program,” the Leapfrog Group added electronic...
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Vitalacy Team
- , April 23, 2019
As of January 1, 2018, if a Joint Commission surveyor sees just one clinician fail to clean his or her hands while...
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Vitalacy Team
- , February 11, 2019
Hospital administrators regularly address questions larger than efficiency and productivity when it comes to helping people live healthier lives. At the same...
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Vitalacy Team
- , December 19, 2018
The Joint Commission’s annual National Patient Safety Goals articulate clear goals around which organizations can organize to increase their patient safety levels...
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Vitalacy Team
- , June 23, 2017
It’s an honor and an accreditation that only 8% of US hospitals can boast: Magnet recognition. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC)...
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Vitalacy Team
- , June 5, 2017
You’ve heard the disheartening statistic: The hand hygiene compliance rate at US hospitals hovers around 40%. Not surprisingly, hospital-acquired infections plague some...
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Vitalacy Team
- , March 30, 2017
Read about 6 serious healthcare lawsuits involving infection control failures in U.S. hospitals: It won’t come as any surprise to infection control...
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