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Beginning early this year, infection control professionals will be offered smallpox vaccine along with about 500,000 other hospital workers who volunteer for smallpox care teams in the nations hospitals.
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Last month, more than 200 health care facilities tuned in for the live audio conference Imminent Smallpox Vaccinations in Hospitals: Consequences for You and Your Facility, sponsored by Thomson American Health Consultants. If you missed the live call, the invaluable information from this program is available on compact disc.
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Six percent of respondents to a national survey by Consumer Reports magazine said they developed an infection during their hospital stay or within one week afterward.
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Safety-oriented planning should precede building process; Test interventions for improving safety
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From testing to telemetry, patient care is being brought to the bedside of a growing number of patients across the country. Engendered by constantly evolving and improving technology, patient-focused care is demonstrating a significant potential for improving patient safety while bolstering satisfaction.
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A patient daily goals checkoff form used twice daily during rounds has helped the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) team at Hartford (CT) Hospital achieve a 25% drop in its mortality rate, while cutting lengths of stay and ventilator days.
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As part of a national effort to encourage the adoption of computer-based health records, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) panel has identified a set of eight core functions that electronic health records (EHRs) should perform to promote greater safety, quality, and efficiency in health care delivery.
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First- and second-year students at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor will be getting an unusual look at the processes of disease and illness beginning this fall, when they visit patients in their homes to gain an understanding of how family, environment, culture, and lifestyle all play a part in an individuals health.
