Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences restarts cardiac surgery program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock resumed its cardiac surgery program about two months after it was suspended due to a lead surgeon's retirement, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. - 7/16/18 -
CDC: 5 insights on foodborne illnesses, outbreaks
Over the past weeks, there have been an alarming number of food recalls, food contaminations and foodborne disease outbreaks. The Chicago Tribune tapped CDC experts to answer raising consumer concerns about these trends. - 7/16/18 -
7 risk factors for fatal opioid overdose among Medicaid population
A study published in Medical Care examined individual risk factors for unintentional prescription opioid overdose among the U.S. Medicaid population. - 7/16/18 -
Population reports help Louisiana practice find, close care gaps
After creating population reports to help monitor patients, a Louisiana-based independent practice saw a 77 percent increase in its ability to identify care gaps, according to a blog post on the AMA Wire. - 7/16/18 -
AHA appoints Dr. Robyn Begley chief nursing officer, CEO of AONE
The American Hospital Association selected Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, to serve as CEO of the American Organization of Nurse Executives as well as senior vice president and chief nursing officer of the AHA. - 7/16/18 -
Teaching hospitals report more adverse events for pediatric patients, study finds
Although patient safety concerns have led to more efforts to reduce adverse events in the last 20 years, a study published in Pediatrics found pediatric adverse event rates were significantly higher in teaching hospitals than in nonteaching ones. - 7/16/18 -
Report: Pregnant women in ICE detention centers denied medical care after miscarriages
Several accounts have surfaced of pregnant women in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers being denied access to medical care after having miscarriages, reported Buzzfeed News. - 7/16/18 -
Most patient family members hesitant to express safety concerns, study finds
The majority — 50 percent to 70 percent — of family members with a loved one in an intensive care unit said they were hesitant to voice their concerns about common care situations with safety implications, a study published in BMJ Quality and Safety found. - 7/16/18 -
HHS to eliminate clinical guidelines website July 16
A funding cut is forcing the shutdown of a one-of-kind medical research database on July 16. - 7/16/18 -
Texas hospital gives NICU baby wrong mother's breast milk
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth fed breast milk from a different mother to a baby in its neonatal intensive care unit, according to WFAA. - 7/16/18 -
Why hospitals should pay more attention to how patients are discharged
When older adults who are critically ill frequently move between the hospital and other settings, compassion from physicians during care transitions can go a long way, a study examining patients' and caregivers' experiences with these transitions found, according to Kaiser Health News. - 7/13/18 -
Superbugs drive new antibiotic developments from the dirt
In the face of increased accounts of superbugs and continuous antibiotic resistance, researchers are looking to the dirt for possible solutions, according to Healthline. - 7/13/18 -
100+ cases of foodborne illness attributed to McDonald's salad
Health departments in Illinois and Iowa are currently investigating cyclospora outbreaks possibly linked to McDonald's salads, according to CNN. - 7/13/18 -
HHS invests $24M to develop at-home flu tests
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, part of HHS, is investing $24 million with two companies working on different approaches to making cheap and easy-to-use at-home flu tests. - 7/12/18 -
Why EDs need language interpreters to prevent patient harm
Language barriers during medical emergencies may compromise care, highlighting the importance of medical interpreter services in emergency departments, an analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine found. - 7/12/18 -
Better cancer care can prevent deaths without new treatments, experts say
Cancer experts say more than one in five cancer deaths can be eliminated in the U.S. even if researchers don't develop new tests or treatments, the Los Angeles Times reports. - 7/12/18 -
Indiana reports first hep A death in multistate outbreak
The Indiana State Department of Health confirmed Indiana's first death related to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak, according to The La Port County Herald-Argus. - 7/12/18 -
E. coli outbreak sickens 550 zip line riders in Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Health is investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened nearly 550 people at CLIMB Works Zip Line Canopy Tour in Gatlinburg, according to Knox.News. - 7/12/18 -
North Carolina nursing homes face Medicare termination due to patient abuse allegations
Universal Healthcare North Raleigh (N.C.) and Universal Healthcare Lillington (N.C.) are both at risk of losing their Medicare certification amid allegations of patient abuse, according to WRAL. - 7/12/18 -
Alcohol-based rub improves hand hygiene compliance by 36%
A study published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control examined the effect of alcohol-based surgical hand preparation on the quality and duration of the procedure as well as on surgical site infection prevention. - 7/12/18
