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| February
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MRSA
infections in ICU patients decline over decade |
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Multi-hospital
project launches to reduce ICU CA-BSIs |
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ISSUE
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Center
issues report on competency-based governance |
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One
in 10 adults experiences serious mental distress |
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Outpatient
pain medicine spending triples in 10 years |
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Uninsured
hospital stays rise 34% in decade's time |
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MRSA
infections in ICU patients decline over decade
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The incidence
of central-line associated bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus declined by nearly 50% in ICU patients
between 1997 and 2007, according to a new study published in JAMA.
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Multi-hospital
project launches to reduce ICU CA-BSIs |
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The Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality has announced that hospital associations
in 10 states have been selected to participate in a program to test
methods of reducing central-line associated bloodstream infections
in hospital ICUs. More |
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Center
issues report on competency-based governance |
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American Hospital Association's Center for Healthcare Governance has
released the 2009 Blue Ribbon Panel Report Competency-Based Governance:
A Foundation for Board and Organizational Effectiveness, which
includes recommendations for hospital boards of trustees, educators,
and researchers to better understand and practice competency-based
governance. More |
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One
in 10 adults experiences serious mental distress |
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An
estimated 24.3 million U.S. adults experienced serious psychological
distress in 2007, and only 45% of them received mental health services,
according to a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration. More |
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Outpatient
pain medicine spending triples in 10 years |
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According
to a new Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report, the nation
spent $13.2 billion on outpatient prescription pain medicines in 2006,
three times more than in 1996. More |
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Uninsured hospital
stays rise 34% in decade’s time
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The
number of uninsured hospital stays increased 34% between 1997 and
2006 to more than 2.2 million per year, according to a new report
from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. More
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A
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patient and caregiver safety. More |
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