Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Articles
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Iowa sees 1st pediatric flu death of 2018-19 season
Health officials confirmed Iowa's first pediatric flu-related death of the 2018-19 season March 8.
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Police shoot gunman outside care facility where patient in vegetative state gave birth
Police shot and injured a gunman who fired his weapon March 11 outside of the Phoenix-based Hacienda HealthCare care facility where a patient in a vegetative state gave birth in December, reports NBC News.
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10 top patient safety concerns for 2019, ranked by ECRI Institute
Using EHRs to communicate diagnoses and manage test results earned the No. 1 spot on ECRI Institute's list of the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2019.
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1 dead after Ebola treatment center attack in Congo
A militant group attacked an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo March 9, killing one person, reports CNN.
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WHO head: Next flu pandemic is matter of when, not if
A global flu pandemic is a realistic threat that the world must prepare for, the World Health Organization said March 11.
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Facility type affects antibiotic stewardship guideline adherence
A study published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control found that lower complexity facilities tend to continue antibiotic therapy longer than guidelines recommend.
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Surgical staplers linked to 41,000 injury, malfunction reports, FDA says
The FDA is warning healthcare providers about the risk of serious injury, malfunction and death associated with surgical staplers and implantable surgical staples.
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San Antonio hospital makes changes to heart program after low Society of Thoracic Surgeons score
After being ranked as one of the lowest performing hospitals in the country for adult heart surgeries in August 2018, University Hospital in San Antonio is retooling its heart care program, according to San Antonio Express-News.
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Johns Hopkins All Children's still noncompliant with some regulations, CMS says
A February follow-up inspection by CMS found some compliance issues remained unresolved at St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.
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New antibacterial coating for catheters may help prevent bloodstream infections
Researchers at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University created an antibacterial coating for intravascular catheters that could help to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections in the future.
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3 factors affecting patient handoff communication
A study published in Journal of General Internal Medicine examined complex interactions and communication norms that shape face-to-face patient handoffs.
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Clinicians treat 1st case of tetanus in Oregon in 30 years
After Oregon went 30-plus years without a tetanus report, a six-year-old boy living in the state contracted severe tetanus in 2017, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Receiving flu vaccine while hospitalized reduces heart attack risk
Influenza vaccination administered during a hospital stay can lower the likelihood of heart attack, according research that will be presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session.
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Patient Safety Awareness Week: 6 ways to celebrate
March 10 marked the first day of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Patient Safety Awareness Week.
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Flu season persists: 6 things to know
Flu activity remained elevated across most of the U.S. for the week ending March 2, according to the CDC's most recent FluView report.
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Viewpoint: When families don't respect nurses, patient care can suffer
Patients and their families often place more weight on a physician's words than a nurse's, which can threaten care quality, a registered nurse of 14 years wrote in an article for Healthline's Anonymous Nurse column.
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100+ hospitals have childbirth complication rates 2 times above norm, USA Today investigation finds
At least 120 hospitals nationwide have childbirth complication rates that are two times higher than other hospitals, according to an investigative report from USA Today.
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Healthmark Industries release: 12 Day Indicator
Healthmark Industries is excited to announce the 12 Day Indicator Hangtime Label to its Endoscopy product line.
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Intermountain Healthcare genomics division awards $400K for precision medicine research
Intermountain Healthcare Precision Genomics in Murray, Utah, granted more than $400,000 to four translational research projects aimed toward advancing precision medicine.
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Heart attack incidence increases among adults under 40
Heart attacks are becoming more common among U.S. adults younger than 40 years, research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session shows.
