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A recently approved tuberculosis test can be used to diagnosis latent TB infection in health care workers without generating false positives due to boosting effects of the traditional TB skin test, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to distribute some 10,000 copies of a new training tool designed to assist laboratorians in selecting and using appropriate testing methods to detect antimicrobial-resistant strains of bacteria. The new tool, an interactive CD-ROM-based training course, provides the most extensive compilation of information on antimicrobial-resistance testing available to date.
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Continuing to face withering criticism from diverse corners, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has now drawn the ire of a powerful member of Congress.
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In an unusual direct appeal to health care facilities, the chairman of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is asking for reports of nosocomial infections that result in patient deaths or permanent loss of function.
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Though recent research supports the need for more infection control staffing than traditionally allotted, ICPs are not expected to press for a specific staffing requirement from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is partnering with three other organizations to conduct a study that will examine hospitals timely use of antibiotics before and after cardiovascular, joint replacement, and hysterectomy surgeries to effectively reduce post-surgical infection.
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Effective Jan. 1, 2003, all Joint Commission Accreditation of Healthcare Organization organizations will be surveyed for implementation of the recommendations or of an acceptable alternative. Alternatives must be at least as effective as the published recommendations in achieving the goals.
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Start asking questions about the way Medicare wants physical and occupational therapists to code group vs. individual therapy, and youll get a plethora of contradictory answers and some heated opinions to boot. Its an issue; its not an issue.
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Paul Dongilli, PhD, vice president of rehabilitation for Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, NE, offers the following advice for successful prospective payment system (PPS) implementation:
