Infection Control

Anesthesiology experts discussed the recent fungal meningitis outbreak as part of a panel at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting, according to News Wise.

Here are several important reminders about the fungal meningitis outbreak from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Sandra Jones, MBA, MS, CASC, FHFMA, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ASD Management, will give a presentation titled "Key Practices to Improve Infection Rates and Clinical Quality."

DebMed, a provider of electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring, has partnered with the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology in support of International Infection Prevention Week, which takes place Oct. 14 to Oct. 20.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has released a draft of its National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in long-term healthcare facilities.

Officials at Exeter (N.H.) Hospital announced its plans for a new health center and musculoskeletal center will move forward, despite the recent outbreak of hepatitis C, according to a Union Leader report.

Researchers determined the number of MRSA infections at academic medical centers increased from 20.9 per 1,000 hospital discharges in 2003 to 41.7 per 1,000 hospital discharges in 2008, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Read…

The CDC has released a basic infection control and prevention plan for outpatient oncology settings.

Nine patients have died and another 10 were treated for infections caused by contaminated intravenous feeding bags at six different Alabama hospitals, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

Children enrolled in a state Medicaid program who had surgery when they were younger than 3 years old were 60 percent more likely to subsequently be diagnosed with development and behavioral disorders than a similar group of siblings who did…