Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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Pennsylvania hospitals saw mortality rates drop between 2012-17, report finds
Pennsylvania hospitals demonstrated a significant decrease in mortality rates for nine conditions between 2012-17, according to a state report cited by the Times Leader. - 11/16/18 -
This insect could help the fight against antibiotic resistance
Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which an insect-derived antibiotic kills Gram-negative bacteria, which could aid in the creation of new antibiotics, according to a study published in Science Advances. - 11/16/18 -
Viewpoint: How hospital workplace bullying harms patient safety
Bullying, harassment and other unprofessional behaviors in the hospital workspace can jeopardize patient safety, two authors wrote in The Conversation. - 11/16/18 -
How does caring for gun violence victims affect nurses, physicians? Researchers seek answers
As gun violence increasingly enters the work lives of physicians and nurses, researchers are investigating how exposure to trauma patients affects providers and how providers can get mental healthcare when needed, according to NPR. - 11/16/18 -
Nurses who slept during shift no longer work at Massachusetts VA nursing home after probe
Federal investigators found a nurse and a nurse's aide asleep during their shifts at the Brockton (Mass.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center nursing home, according to The Boston Globe. - 11/16/18 -
Healthmark now offers new single-use instrument tube brushes
In a recent press release, Healthmark Industries announced the addition of the Instrument Tube Brushes to its ProSys™ instrument care product line - 11/16/18 -
1 dead, 449 statewide cases in Tennessee hep A outbreak
Tennessee's hepatitis A outbreak claimed its first fatality this week, and health officials are expecting the virus to spread throughout Nashville, according to The Tennessean. - 11/16/18 -
Not wearing face masks during endoscopies could spread infections, study finds
Clinicians who do not wear masks during endoscopies risk bacterial exposure that could spread infectious diseases to other patients, according to a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. - 11/16/18 -
Nearly 1 in 5 seniors skip necessary medical care, survey finds
Eighteen percent of adults over age 60 have skipped necessary medical treatment, according to a survey from Clover Health. - 11/16/18 -
CDC seeks comments on updated infection control guidelines for healthcare workers
The CDC is seeking public comment on a draft guidance that would update existing policies on providing occupational infection prevention and control services for healthcare personnel. - 11/16/18 -
New Jersey facility put on 'immediate jeopardy' amid adenovirus outbreak
State officials placed Wanaque (N.J.) Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation on "immediate jeopardy" due to infection control issues at the facility, where 10 children have died from an adenovirus outbreak, reports the North Jersey Record. - 11/15/18 -
Common misconceptions about balancing cost and quality initiatives — 3 executives weigh in
Balancing financial and quality initiatives requires fighting several misconceptions, including the ideas that cost and clinical outcomes are mutually exclusive, quality has a singular definition and quality protocols aren't everyone's responsibility. - 11/15/18 -
Physician viewpoint: How to treat celebrity patients
Caring for celebrity patients poses unique challenges for hospitals when it comes to patient safety, two leaders from Los Angeles-based Cedars Sinai Medical Center wrote in an op-ed published Nov. 14 in JAMA Surgery. - 11/15/18 -
WHO chief predicts Congo's Ebola outbreak will continue through mid-2019
The World Health Organization's Deputy Director-General of Emergency Preparedness and Response Dr. Peter Salama said that the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to continue until the middle of next year, according to Reuters. - 11/15/18 -
Surgeons create inexpensive headlamp to boost surgical safety in poor conditions
Working with a charity called Lifebox, a group of surgeons collaborated to develop an inexpensive headlamp for use during operations in low- and middle-income countries that often face electricity outages, the group writes in JAMA Surgery. - 11/15/18 -
Hospitals often fail to meet patients' behavioral health needs, ECRI says
A report from the nonprofit ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization found lapses in how hospitals manage acute care patients with behavioral health needs. - 11/15/18 -
CHS Pennsylvania hospital addresses 19 health violations found in surprise visit
After the Pennsylvania Department of Health cited Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital for inadequate nurse staffing and other violations found during a surprise review Sept. 10-14, the hospital has implemented a plan of correction to address the issues, according to the Times Leader. - 11/15/18 -
1 year after Hurricane Harvey, case study finds hospital staff sickened by donated meal
After Hurricane Harvey hit Houston last year, a catered meal donated to a local hospital led to a Staphylococcus aureus outbreak that sickened dozens of staff members, a case study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology revealed. - 11/15/18 -
Hospital C. diff reduced with washable mattress cover, study finds
Researchers developed a launderable mattress cover that can help reduce hospital-onset Clostridium difficile, according to a study covered by MD Magazine. - 11/15/18 -
Emergency general surgery linked to higher C. diff rates
Patients who undergo emergency general surgery have a high incidence of Clostridium difficile infection, a study published in Surgical Infections found. - 11/14/18
