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Ethicists Have More Evidence That Consults Are Effective, But Outcomes Inconsistent
Ethics consults are linked to high satisfaction and more likelihood of consensus, but outcomes used are inconsistent, found a recent study.
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Physicians Say Prior Auths Hurting Patients’ Clinical Outcomes
Prior authorizations harming patients’ clinical outcomes by delaying necessary care, according to 92% of physicians recently surveyed by the AMA.
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Hospitals Besieged by Opioid OD Patients
With U.S. emergency rooms being overrun with opioid patients, the national epidemic is putting pressure on myriad aspects of healthcare delivery. Infection prevention is no exception. -
Wash Your Hands — or People Die
A new study of 26 French nursing homes found that a multifaceted hand hygiene program including staff, residents, and visitors did indeed reduce mortality. -
The Whole (Genome) Picture: New Tools for Outbreaks
With whole genome sequencing, the chromosome of the bacteria that is common across an outbreak can be broken down in much greater detail.
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New Guidelines for the Formidable Challenge of C. Diff
With input from the CDC, the IDSA and SHEA guidelines recommend fecal transplant for recurrent cases, outline new testing strategies, and recommend new first-line antibiotics.
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Antibiotic Stewardship Begins at the Bedside
Antibiotic stewardship programs in hospitals have become a critical priority to stave off multidrug-resistant organisms. However, when officials began sounding the alarm about the issue, some infection preventionists — and certainly bedside nurses — felt it wasn't in their sphere of influence. -
The Quest for Zero: Vanderbilt Awarded APIC Top Honor
Infection control at Vanderbilt has moved well beyond the historical stereotype of the IP crunching numbers in some isolated silo.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Online Sex and Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Swingers Come Out; HIV-positive Patients Require Hepatitis B Vaccine
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Adjuvanted Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccine (Heplisav-B)
Heplisav-B is a new hepatitis B vaccine approved by the FDA in November 2017.