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Ethical Debate Continues on Resident Work Hour Limits
Efforts to limit work hours of residents spurred ongoing debate over whether patients are, in fact, safer as a result.
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'Big Data' in Healthcare has Some Ethicists Concerned
“Big data” is becoming increasingly important in healthcare, with the Precision Medicine Initiative and numerous other quality initiatives seeking de-identified information to improve care.
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Experts: Create Hospital Policies on Ethics of Deactivating ICDs
Addressing implantable cardiac devices in hospital policies on withdrawal of life-sustaining interventions can support clinicians and prevent arbitrary decision-making.
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NIOSH, OSHA Guidance to Prevent Zika
As previously reported in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention, the spread of Zika virus in the U.S. calls for rigorous compliance with standard precautions and sharps safety in healthcare settings.
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New CDC Infection Control Guidelines for HCWs Will Cover the Healthcare Continuum
New guidelines to prevent infections in healthcare workers will expand beyond the hospital to include outpatient settings, according to the CDC.
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EIS: No Transplant PTs in Neg Pressure Rooms
Medical detectives with the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service are warning infection preventionists and their colleagues not to place solid-organ transplant patients in negative pressure isolation rooms.
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30% of Outpatient Antibiotics Unnecessary
We often hear of inappropriate antibiotic use, including the wrong drug for the bug, the wrong duration of therapy, and the failure to scale down from a broad spectrum drug once the etiology of an infection is determined. But what if you took almost a third of your drug formulary and hurled it out the window, where it will do nothing except help kill off susceptible bacteria in the environment and select out resistant strains?
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Dolan Takes Helm as APIC Meets in Charlotte
As APIC assembles thousands of infection preventionists in Charlotte, NC June 11-13 for its annual conference, an IP with 20 years experience in the rapidly changing field will deliver the 2016 presidential address.
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Breakthrough Against the C. diff Infections Curse?
A Canadian study produces stunning results on what is arguably the greatest infection threat to patient safety.
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Cardiovascular Events Associated with Masked Hypertension and White-coat Hypertension
Analysis from the Dallas Heart Study consisting of 3027 adults revealed that both white-coat hypertension and masked hypertension were independently associated with increased cardiovascular events, and, therefore, home blood pressure monitoring is recommended for U.S. adults, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.