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Cleveland Clinic not enforcing mask mandate, patient says
Cleveland Clinic has allegedly failed to enforce its mask mandate, a patient at Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Center wrote to Cleveland.com July 8. -
Monkeypox transmission risk low in healthcare settings, study suggests
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found only one documented case of monkeypox transmission after exposure in a healthcare setting outside endemic regions after conducting a literature review that covers the last two decades. -
Viewpoint: Why are we still disinfecting everything?
More than two years into the pandemic, it's widely accepted that COVID-19 spreads through airborne transmission and that the risk of contracting the virus from a contaminated surface is low. Despite this knowledge, Americans can't seem to let go of ineffective cleaning and disinfection practices, Yasmin Tayag wrote in a July 7 article in The Atlantic. -
Disposable gowns may pose infection risk for healthcare staff
Isolation gowns worn by healthcare staff may fall short of safety standards, leaving workers with a greater risk of infection, Scientific American published July 5. -
Joint Commission calls for more education on the use of packaged sterile supplies
The Joint Commission has issued guidance to help prevent healthcare professionals from using packaged sterile supplies and devices that are expired or compromised. -
HHS won't disclose hospitals where patients contracted COVID-19
The Biden administration will not release data on COVID-19 transmission in individual hospitals, citing "privacy concerns," Politico reported June 25. -
'Stay humble at the outset': 4 physicians on how COVID-19 shaped infectious disease work
As the monkeypox outbreak evolves, hospitals are reflecting on the early days of their COVID-19 response. -
COVID-19 testing not crucial for every surgical patient, anesthesiologists say
Perioperative COVID-19 testing is no longer recommended for every patient undergoing nonemergent surgery in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, according to a new guidance from the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. -
Nurses station interactions may play role in hospital COVID-19 outbreaks
Hospital-associated COVID-19 infections may stem from airborne virus spread among employees and patients in hospital common areas, such as nurses stations, according to a study published June 8 in JAMA Network Open. -
Study Shows Perioperative Nurses Continue to Report Respiratory Issues from Surgical Smoke
Hospitals now encouraged to leverage data to improve OR environments -
How UCSF is bringing families into care conversations
Transparency is key when it comes to connecting family members and caregivers – there has a been an increase in attention towards new communication tools that give families visibility into inpatients’ health status without adding stress to care teams or interrupting their workflow. -
CMS boosts oversight of hospitals with COVID-19 outbreaks
CMS is investigating hospitals in which a high number of patients likely contracted COVID-19 while seeking care, part of an effort to increase oversight since relaunching routine inspections last year, Politico reported May 26. -
CDC plans to revise hospitals' COVID-19 data reports
The CDC will likely stop collecting hospitals' data on suspected cases of COVID-19 that have not been confirmed by tests, Bloomberg reported May 26. -
How a layered approach to disinfection can help organizations ensure a clean environment
Becker’s Healthcare recently spoke with Alice Brewer, director of clinical affairs for Tru-D SmartUVC, and Debra Hagberg, director of clinical affairs for PDI Healthcare, about what hospitals can do to bring their cleaning and disinfection protocols in line with best practices. Their observations suggest healthcare may be at the threshold of a new era for disinfection techniques. -
Hospital infection rates rose and fell with COVID-19 surges in 2021: 5 findings
Healthcare-associated infection rates fluctuated in conjunction with COVID-19 hospitalization trends in 2021, hitting a new high in the third quarter as the delta variant swept the country, according to a study published May 20 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. -
Monkeypox case reported in Massachusetts; 1st in US this year
Massachusetts Department of Public Health officials have confirmed a case of monkeypox in a traveler who returned to the U.S. from Canada, the agency said May 18. -
C. auris outbreaks reported at Nevada hospitals
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services is investigating C. auris outbreaks at healthcare facilities across the state, the Las Vegas Review Journal reported May 17. -
WHO launches 1st infection control report
Healthcare facilities following good hand hygiene and other cost-effective practices can prevent 70 percent of infections, the first infection control report from the World Health Organization found. -
A crucial point missing from the nation's mask debate: Dr. Osterholm
A federal judge's rejection of the nation's mask mandate for public transportation has reinvigorated a national debate often presented as a black and white issue: to mask or not. However, this discussion should be more nuanced and focus on the quality of masking, epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, PhD, said in an April 24 interview with ABC News. -
The value of wearing a mask when others don't
A federal judge's rejection of the nation's mask mandate for travelers taking public transportation set off a flurry of responses.
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