Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation partner to detect infectious disease spread
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub on Oct. 16 unveiled the soft launch of an analytics platform to surveil infectious diseases, rolled out with the support of another technology billionaire's philanthropy: the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. - 10/18/18 -
The Joint Commission appoints co-directors of Standards Interpretation Group
The Joint Commission tapped Robert Campbell, PharmD, and Linda Seager, MSN, RN, to serve as co-directors of its Standards Interpretation Group. Additionally, Dr. Campbell will serve as the organization's first director of medication management. - 10/18/18 -
Hospitals that use accrediting organizations don't have lower death rates, study finds
A study published in The BMJ found no association between U.S. hospitals that get accredited by independent organizations such as the Joint Commission and lower death rates. - 10/18/18 -
Nevada senator urges VA to use experimental mental health treatment despite physicians' concerns
Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nevada, urged physicians from Reno-based Loannis A. Lougaris VA Medical Center to use an experimental addiction and post-traumatic stress treatment from a company linked to one of his senior aids, according to ProPublica. - 10/18/18 -
51% of Vermont death certificates list wrong cause of death, study finds
More than half of all death certificates signed by someone other than a medical examiner list the wrong cause of death, which affects families, mortality statistics and public health research, according to a study published in Public Health Reports. - 10/18/18 -
7 latest infection control findings for International Infection Prevention Week
Becker's Hospital Review compiled a list of recent infection control stories in honor of International Infection Prevention Week, which runs from Oct. 14-20. - 10/18/18 -
Why you need to know about clinical quality language
The healthcare industry has been trying for years to reduce the burden of implementing quality measurement, clinical decision support (CDS), and clinical pathways to improve the quality of care and lower costs. - 10/18/18 -
WHO: Congo's Ebola outbreak not international emergency
The World Health Organization's emergency committee called for heightened response efforts Oct. 17 to prevent the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak from drastically worsening, according to Reuters. - 10/18/18 -
Arkansas reports state's 1st flu death
The Arkansas Department of Health on Oct. 16 confirmed the state's first flu death of the 2018-19 season, according to 40/29 News. - 10/18/18 -
San Antonio hospitals report better trauma outcomes after ambulances stock blood for transfusions
San Antonio paramedics now carry whole blood in their ambulances to perform transfusions on trauma patients, and someare reporting better outcomes as a result, according to EMS1.com. - 10/18/18 -
How Case Western researchers are eliminating drug-resistant infections without antibiotics
Molecules designed to inhibit toxin formation in bacteria could prove an effective alternative to antibiotics, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. - 10/17/18 -
Video monitoring linked to better TB treatment adherence, researchers find
Video monitoring may promote medication adherence among tuberculosis patients and help eliminate the disease, according to a study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases. - 10/17/18 -
Hospital linens may be source of C. diff outbreaks, study finds
Commercial laundering processes using industrial detergent and high disinfecting temperatures do not completely eliminate the presence of Clostridium difficile bacteria on hospital sheets, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. - 10/17/18 -
Ohio patient's transplant surgery cancelled after Hurricane Michael
Angel Goss, a 38-year-old lupus patient in Ohio, learned she would receive a new kidney the week of Oct. 8-12. However, the plane transporting the organ donation from the Carolinas was grounded when Hurricane Michael hit, according to Fox19 Now. - 10/17/18 -
Colorado hospital installs NASA-inspired machine to aid in patients' recoveries
Sterling (Colo.) Regional MedCenter's rehabilitation department recently acquired a gravity-altering machine, developed by a NASA engineer, that can help an array of patients in their recovery processes, according to the South Platte Sentinel. - 10/17/18 -
3 ways hospitals can promote safe injection practices
Increasing education on injection safety, enforcing clinical policies and monitoring adherence can help hospitals curb unsafe injection practices, according to Pharmacy Times. - 10/17/18 -
Congo reports 24 Ebola deaths in 1 week
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Health Ministry on Oct. 15 confirmed 33 new Ebola cases, which occurred between Oct. 8-14 and resulted in 24 deaths, according to Reuters. - 10/17/18 -
Weight loss among obese patients presurgery not linked to lower perioperative mortality
A study published in the British Journal of Surgery examined whether preoperative weight loss results in improved outcomes among surgical patients with obesity. - 10/17/18 -
3M introduces advanced CHG skin prep
In a recent press release, 3M announced the launch of 3M™ SoluPrep™ Film-Forming Sterile Surgical Solution, a chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and isopropyl alcohol prep, and the first and only FDA-approved surgical prep with sterile solution. - 10/17/18 -
Source of 127 polio-like illnesses is still a mystery, CDC says
The CDC on Oct. 16 expressed concern about the nation's uptick in pediatric acute flaccid myelitis cases and said it is still working to identify the cause of this increase, according to STAT. - 10/17/18
