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Use past experience with MERS, Ebola to prep for latest coronavirus

December 31, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Dig out your screening plans for MERS-CoV, Ebola, measles, or any other infectious disease and update them with the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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New Data on Sepsis Prevalence and Costs ‘Astonished’ DHHS Researchers

December 31, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The largest sepsis study every conducted with Medicare data found a 40% increase in the rate of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with the deadly infection from 2012 to 2018. ...

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Vitamin and steroid treatment for sepsis fails in major study

December 31, 2025

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Proponents of the treatment say the study is flawed and plan to keep using vitamin C on sepsis patients. ...

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CDC: Focus on Protecting Staff and Supplies as Coronavirus Concerns Grow

December 31, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

Concerns in the public may be contributing to a growing shortage of PPE and other supplies. ...

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CMS to providers: Prep for 2019-nCoV, stay CLIA compliant

February 07, 2020

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Are you ready for newest of the emerging diseases? CMS is watching ...

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Novel Coronavirus: What Clinicians Should Know

December 31, 2025

Infection Control

Clinical insights about the new coronavirus outbreak that started in China. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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ECRI: 2020 health tech hazards

December 31, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

In its annual publication of the top 10 health technology hazards facing healthcare, the ECRI Institute lists the top five to be aware of in 2020: ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Soap vs. superbugs

December 31, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Bathe patients with chlorhexidine soap to stop drug-resistant infections ...

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Cardinal Health begins recall of contaminated surgical gowns

February 04, 2020

Infection Control, Patient Safety

By John Commins Cardinal Health this week said it has launched "two voluntary field actions" for Cardinal Health Presource® Procedure Packs containing gowns that were part of its recent recall of A...

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Rapidly spreading Wuhan coronavirus could become pandemic soon

February 04, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

By Jay Kumar As the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak moves into its third week, infectious disease experts believe it’s well on its way to becoming a pandemic. Extensive travel restrictions and quarantin...

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Use past experience with MERS, Ebola to prep for latest coronavirus

New Data on Sepsis Prevalence and Costs ‘Astonished’ DHHS Researchers

Vitamin and steroid treatment for sepsis fails in major study

CDC: Focus on Protecting Staff and Supplies as Coronavirus Concerns Grow

CMS to providers: Prep for 2019-nCoV, stay CLIA compliant

Novel Coronavirus: What Clinicians Should Know

ECRI: 2020 health tech hazards

Soap vs. superbugs

Cardinal Health begins recall of contaminated surgical gowns

Rapidly spreading Wuhan coronavirus could become pandemic soon

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