Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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3 patients die after contracting Legionnaires' disease in Wisconsin hospital
Fourteen patients contracted Legionnaires' disease during an outbreak linked to the water system at UW Health's University Hospital in Madison, Wis., and three of those patients have died, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. - 12/18/18 -
Ohio hospital seeking volunteers for Alzheimer's study
Researchers at the the Brain Health and Memory Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center are now accepting volunteers for an Alzheimer's prevention study, according to local CBS affiliate WKBN 27. - 12/18/18 -
Florida children's hospitals may have to post heart surgery death rates online
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's and other children's hospitals in Florida may have to publish mortality statistics about their heart surgery programs under a new state proposal, according to the Tampa Bay Times. - 12/17/18 -
Over half of nurses rate their hospital's end-of-life care unfavorably, study finds
Most nurses — 58 percent — rate their hospital's end-of-life care unfavorably, and they may hold the key to improving care quality, a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found. - 12/17/18 -
Joint Commission issues new requirements to curb harm from blood thinners
Effective July 1, the Joint Commission is requiring healthcare organizations to use approved protocols and evidence-based guidelines for direct oral anticoagulants after seeing a rise in adverse drug events linked to this treatment. - 12/17/18 -
Flu vaccine linked to reduced death risk in heart patients
Heart failure patients who are vaccinated for the flu might be less likely to die prematurely than those who don't get a flu shot, a study published in Circulation found. - 12/17/18 -
Over 2,000 hep A cases in West Virginia outbreak
West Virginia is experiencing a hepatitis A outbreak with confirmation of 2,000 cases, according to The Exponent Telegram. - 12/17/18 -
There aren't any good fetal tissue alternatives, researchers say
With the National Institutes of Health's hold on fetal tissue acquisitions, researchers seek a fetal tissue alternatives and are coming up short, according to STAT. - 12/17/18 -
Flu shot rates on the rise for kids, adults
The number of children and adults vaccinated for the flu as of mid-November increased significantly compared to last year, according to CDC data released Dec. 14. - 12/17/18 -
Machine learning can help predict hospital infection risk, study finds
A machine-learning algorithm can be used to predict patients' risk of contracting a potentially deadly hospital infection, according to a study covered by Digit. - 12/17/18 -
Black teenagers less likely to get flu shots, study finds
Black adolescents have significantly lower flu vaccination rates than white or Hispanic teenagers, according to a study published in Public Health Reports. - 12/17/18 -
Nurses seldom disciplined for sexual misconduct, study finds
Fewer than 900 nurses have been reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank for sexual misconduct in the last 14 years, according to a study published in Public Health Nursing. - 12/17/18 -
C. diff in 2018: 10 findings
Clostridium difficile caused nearly 500,000 infections in 2011 and killed 29,000 people within 30 days of diagnosis, according to the CDC. - 12/17/18 -
Does antibiotic treatment duration matter for hospitalized patients with Gram-negative bacteremia?
A study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases examined the duration of antibiotic treatment for hospitalized patients with Gram-negative bacteremia. - 12/17/18 -
How do we prepare the next generation of clinicians for an era of precision medicine?
The ongoing political discourse on the best care model, mergers and acquisitions forming unexpected pairings, and emerging and transforming companies tackling everything from health monitoring to gene testing make this is a uniquely exciting and challenging time for healthcare in the U.S. and around the world. - 12/17/18 -
Flu activity slightly elevated: 5 things to know
Flu activity in the U.S. remained slightly elevated in the week ending Dec. 8, according to the CDC's most recent FluView report. - 12/14/18 -
Stamford Hospital fined for running blood center without certification
Stamford (Conn.) Hospital was fined $55,000 for allowing a phlebotomist to draw blood at a clinic that lacked appropriate certification, according to the Stamford Advocate. - 12/14/18 -
Congo pediatric patient born with Ebola in recovery; death toll at 303
A baby born Oct. 31 is in recovery after contracting the Ebola virus, according to a report issued by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota. - 12/14/18 -
Kentucky hospital sees increase in pediatric RSV cases
Physicians at Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Children's Hospital treated 82 babies with respiratory syncytial virus, according to local Fox affiliate WDRB. - 12/14/18 -
J&J knew asbestos contaminated baby powder for decades, investigation finds
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was aware small amounts of cancer-causing asbestos lurked in its baby powder from as early as 1971, but hid that information from regulators and the public, according to a Reuters investigation. - 12/14/18
