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| December
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Dear Subscriber,
Stay on the cutting edge of breaking
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ISSUE
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The
CDC updates guidelines for disinfection and sterilization |
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Participation
in outpatient quality reporting expanded |
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APIC
surveys C. difficile infection rate |
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Group
releases national healthcare priorities document |
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Study
finds no sign of ethnic disparities in trauma treatment |
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The
CDC updates guidelines for disinfection and sterilization
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The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidelines for
cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing medical devices and the healthcare
environment. More |
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Participation
in outpatient quality reporting expanded |
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Critical access
hospitals and other hospitals previously not able to submit quality
of care data under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid hospital
outpatient quality data reporting program will be allowed to do so
voluntarily beginning with patient encounters in the first quarter
of 2009. More |
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APIC surveys
C. difficile infection rate |
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An
estimated 1% of hospital inpatients were infected with Clostridium
difficile bacteria during a recent 1-day survey by the Association
for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. More |
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Group
releases national healthcare priorities document |
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The
National Priorities Partnership, convened by the National Quality
Forum, has announced its priorities for improving the nation's healthcare
system. More |
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Study finds
no sign of ethnic disparities in trauma treatment |
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In
a new national study, researchers found no significant difference
in the way Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic patients are
assessed, monitored, and treated for injuries in the ED. More |
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