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To underscore the risks of fatal bacterial infection following platelet transfusions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published these two case reports.
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It is critical that clinicians are aware of the problem of bacterial contamination of blood components, particularly platelets, and consider the possibility of bacterial contamination when investigating transfusion reactions, the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) is urging.
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No evidence was found of nosocomial transmission of H5N1 avian influenza among 83 health care workers with exposure to case patients in Vietnam, researchers reported.
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Is your state next? Laws requiring disclosure of individual hospital infection rates are sweeping the nation. Four states Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, and Missouri have passed infection rate disclosure laws, and 20 others have introduced bills.
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A new report from Congress General Accounting Office said lax oversight by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has resulted in taxpayers overpaying for prescription drugs purchased by Medicaid.
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The 15th annual Americas Health: State Health Rankings study conducted by United Health Foundation says that while the overall health of U.S. residents continues to improve, the rate of improvement has slowed in recent years.
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A Health Affairs study indicates that enrollment growth was the primary driver of increased Medicaid spending from 2000 to 2003, raising questions about the effectiveness of the administrations proposed efforts to save money in Medicaid by cracking down on what officials have called accounting loopholes that states use to obtain additional federal funds.
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While a study by Americas Health Insurance Plans indicates that the market is responding favorably to new health savings accounts (HSAs), a Georgetown University Health Policy Institute assistant research professor says states need to consider carefully the implications of federal HSA legislation if they want to make the accounts available to their residents.
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Two members of Congress have asked Department of Health and Human Services officials to stop an activity by the departments Office of Inspector General that they said is cutting off federal funding for treatment of children hospitalized with severe mental illness.
