There are some typical approaches hospitals and health systems tend to take to prevent healthcare-associated infections, like following proper hand hygiene and environmental cleaning. But one health system in Jacksonville, Fla., took their efforts a little bit further.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is providing $54.8 million in funding to support 33 new patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research projects.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset (N.J.) collaborated with Rehab at River's Edge, a rehabilitation center in Raritan, N.J., to implement a new approach to cardiac care that is aimed at reducing readmissions, according to a NJ BIZ report.

Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., roped off part of its emergency department and isolated a patient on Wednesday, leading rumors to circulate that the patient may have been suffering from Ebola, according to a News Observer report.

Hand hygiene compliance at one hospital doubled after flashing red lights were placed on hand sanitizer dispensers, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has released a new, free edition of the Guide to Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.

When asked about the most important factor in distinguishing a high-quality physician, 59 percent of Americans focus on physician-patient relationships and personality, according a recent study by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Multi-dose vials boast advantages of reduced costs and less unused medication waste. But regulatory guidelines geared toward infection control can hinder providers from achieving such benefits.

Van Nuys, Calif.-based Valley Presbyterian Hospital received a $100,000 grant from the California Community Foundation for the implementation of a medication reconciliation pilot program in the emergency department.

Baltimore-based University of Maryland Schools of Dentistry and Medicine received a $10.7 million grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to study the causes, prevention and treatment of sexually-transmitted diseases.