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Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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SHEA urges increased focus on infection prevention

January 01, 2026

Infection Control

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report states the number of cases involving superbugs have leveled off in U.S. hospitals. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Prioritize sepsis assessments in your overcrowded emergency department

January 01, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Emergency department crowding leads to a significant increase in door-to-antibiotic time for septic patients, recent research shows. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Multidrug-resistant infections can cost $4,600 per hospital stay

January 01, 2026

Infection Control

Infections linked to multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) cause a significant cost burden for U.S. healthcare, recent research shows. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Ebola, Zika, and the flu: CMS and CDC want action on emerging infections

January 01, 2026

Infection Control

Between antibiotics losing their effectiveness, people refusing to vaccinate, and constant lapses in infection control, the threat of disease should be on the top of every physician’s and nurse’s mind...

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CMS Warns Detroit Hospital to Improve IC Issues or Lose Funding

January 01, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has given Detroit Medical Center’s (DMC) Harper University Hospital until mid-April to correct its infection control problems or lose its federal f...

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Study: Most sepsis-associated deaths caused by co-existing conditions

January 01, 2026

Infection Control

Most sepsis-associated deaths are linked to other underlying causes and are not preventable with better sepsis care alone, indicates recently published research. On an annual basis, sepsis affects ...

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Dialysis tips

January 01, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Here are some additional tips from Kathleen Good, MSN, RN, a former surveyor with TJC and now an associate of Patton Healthcare Consulting, for ensuring you keep patients safe and meet surveyor expect...

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Examine your dialysis space to ensure room to separate infectious patients

January 01, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Hemodialysis is one of four areas The Joint Commission (TJC) says it’s increasing focus on during surveys. With this in mind, ensure that your hospital’s hemodialysis patients remain in clear view of ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Cost of sepsis readmissions exceeds $16,000 per patient

January 01, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The annual estimated cost of sepsis readmissions is about half the annual cost of all four of the conditions in Medicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, recent research shows. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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SHEA Urges Increased Focus on Preventing Superbugs

January 01, 2026

Infection Control

The report found that progress against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections has slowed in hospitals, while methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) is increasing i...

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SHEA urges increased focus on infection prevention

Prioritize sepsis assessments in your overcrowded emergency department

Multidrug-resistant infections can cost $4,600 per hospital stay

Ebola, Zika, and the flu: CMS and CDC want action on emerging infections

CMS Warns Detroit Hospital to Improve IC Issues or Lose Funding

Study: Most sepsis-associated deaths caused by co-existing conditions

Dialysis tips

Examine your dialysis space to ensure room to separate infectious patients

Cost of sepsis readmissions exceeds $16,000 per patient

SHEA Urges Increased Focus on Preventing Superbugs

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