Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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First flu death reported in South Dakota
A resident in Pennington County, S.D., died from the flu Nov. 26, marking the state's first flu death in the 2018-19 flu season, according to Fox News. - 11/28/18 -
Physicians find link between heroin use, spinal infections
Physicians at Louisville-based Norton Leatherman Spine have linked a rare spine infection, called osteomyelitis, to intravenous heroin use, according to Wave 3 News. - 11/28/18 -
Mercy Hospital shooting sparks safety review of Chicago-area hospitals
After the mass shooting at Chicago-based Mercy Hospital & Medical Center Nov. 19, area hospitals are reviewing safety measures and preparing for a new violence-prevention law, according to the Chicago Tribune. - 11/28/18 -
Methodist Dallas Medical Center earns 3 Joint Commission certifications for pancreatic care
Methodist Dallas Medical Center received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Disease-Specific Certification in three categories: pancreatitis, pancreatic surgery and pancreatic cancer. - 11/28/18 -
74% of adults report barriers to traveling for specialty cancer care
A study published in JAMA Network Open examined what motivates cancer patients to move to specialized hospitals that offer superior safety as well as the barriers they face. - 11/28/18 -
Physicians group wants to ban hot dogs from children's hospital menus
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit physicians group, wants to prohibit Boston children's hospitals from serving hot dogs to pediatric patients, according to the Gloucester Daily Times. - 11/28/18 -
Indiana VA hospital unveils building for sterilizing surgical tools, remodeled 4th floor
Six years after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs temporarily suspended services at its Fort Wayne, Ind.-based hospital for patient care issues, the hospital has unveiled a building addition for sterilizing surgical instruments and renovated inpatient areas, according to The Journal Gazette. - 11/28/18 -
5 top healthcare performers honored at Press Ganey Florida conference
Five top healthcare performers were honored for transforming healthcare delivery by healthcare consulting firm Press Ganey at its 2018 national client conference this month in Orlando, Fla. - 11/28/18 -
Top-ranked hospitals demonstrate worse readmission rates for heart failure, study finds
Top-ranked hospitals for heart care do not always demonstrate better patient outcomes than nonranked hospitals, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology. - 11/28/18 -
AFM outbreak up to 116 cases in 31 states, CDC says
The CDC confirmed 10 additional cases of acute flaccid myelitis, bringing the total number of children infected with the rare, polio-like illness to 116 this year, reports CNN. - 11/28/18 -
Firing of St. Louis nurse for violating mandatory flu shot policy sparks protest
A nurse was fired for violating St. Louis-based Mercy Hospital South's policy requiring a flu shot, sparking a protest outside the hospital, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. - 11/28/18 -
Duke surgeon transplants first abdominal wall in North Carolina
A team of surgeons successfully completed North Carolina's first abdominal wall transplant, according to The Chronicle. - 11/27/18 -
2 more infant deaths reported amid bacterial outbreak at New Jersey NICU
New Jersey health officials on Nov. 27 confirmed the deaths of two premature infants linked to an outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria in the neonatal intensive care unit at Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital, reports northjersey.com. - 11/27/18 -
Flu-related 911 calls triple in Fort Worth, ambulance provider says
MedStar Mobile Healthcare — an ambulance provider in Fort Worth, Texas — has seen triple the amount of flu-related emergency calls this year compared to 2017, according to the Star-Telegram. - 11/27/18 -
ACP: How to make patients partners in their own care
The American College of Physicians seeks to clarify the role patients and their families play in their own care in a paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine. - 11/27/18 -
IU Health performs liver transplant on state's oldest recipient
Seventy-nine-year-old Bruce Anderson became the oldest patient in Indiana to receive a liver transplant, which calls into question the age barrier many patients meet when searching for a viable organ transplant program, according the Indy Star. - 11/27/18 -
Adverse events declining in VA hospitals, study finds
Veterans Health Administration medical centers saw a drop in reported adverse events in the operating room that were linked to patient harm, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. - 11/27/18 -
Study highlights top factors for predicting terminal patients' deaths
A research team at the Brunel University London conducted a study published in BMJ Open examining the accuracy of physicians identifying how long a terminally ill patient has to live. - 11/27/18 -
5 hospitals awarded CDC grants to develop antibiotic resistance solutions
The CDC awarded over $15 million to 41 private and academic investigators, including five hospitals, to pilot innovative solutions that protect patients from antibiotic resistance. - 11/27/18 -
Antimicrobial stewardship research: The missing piece in the fight against antibiotic resistance?
In doctors’ offices and hospitals across the country, nearly one-third of all antibiotics are unnecessary or prescribed incorrectly1. - 11/27/18
