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Nursing Homes and Infection Control: The Most Vulnerable …

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Outpatient Services and Infection Prevention: What is

WEBAny kind of medical treatment received outside of a hospital admission is considered ambulatory care, or outpatient care. This category of healthcare is growing …

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Career Focus: What is an Infection Preventionist

WEBThis means collecting and analyzing data and taking steps if any red flags are spotted. In the event of an outbreak, the IP conducts the investigation, including …

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Medicare Reimbursement and Hospital-Acquired Infections: The

WEBThis program hopes to ensure that patients receive the proper care and education before discharge. The penalty is up to 3% of total reimbursement. The …

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What is the Continuum of Care

WEBThe idea of "continuum of care" is not new, nor does it always apply to healthcare. In some communities, a continuum of care refers to solutions to …

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Hospital Acquired Conditions vs. Hospital Acquired Infections

WEBThis is a way of referring to medical errors in a broad way that can include errors in medications, procedures, caretaking, and safety. There are also Hospital …

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The Most Contaminated and Most Touched Surfaces in a Patient …

WEBAdditionally, surfaces such as bedrails, which are significantly contaminated and the #1 most touched object in both types of rooms, may only be cleaned by …

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6 Challenges for Infection Prevention at Mental Health Facilities

WEBTransmission of infection is a greater concern due to some disorder-related behaviors, including reduced personal hygiene, self-harm, and poor environmental …

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Innovations in Healthcare: Balancing Cost and Care

WEBInnovations that satisfy the "triple aim" have the greatest chances of being adopted at a hospital or facility. These innovations 1) improve patient experience, 2) …

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The Role of the Industrial Hygienist in Healthcare

WEBThe industrial hygienist, or occupational hygienist, focuses on the "anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control" of safety concerns in the …

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Career Focus: What is a hospital epidemiologist

WEBThe word epidemic itself means “among the people,” used to describe a disease that affects an entire community. Today we will explore the role of the specialist …

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Healthcare Architects: Career Focus

WEBOne of the most important tasks of the healthcare architect is to stay up-to-date on new innovations in healthcare materials and structural advances. Architectural …

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Hospital Surfaces: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

WEBSolid surfaces can be found in most newly-constructed or renovated hospitals and healthcare facilities as counters, tables, desks, workstations, and sinks. The …

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4 for the 4th: Four Doctors Who Signed the Declaration of

WEBThe date was July 4, 1776 and the document was the Declaration of Independence. Among the 56 signatories, four came from the field of medicine. In …

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Types of Hospitals in the US

WEBUrban hospitals, which make up the majority of community hospitals at 65%, serve a densely populated area, often with several competitors in the same area. They …

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What is a Preventable Adverse Event

WEBThe quick definition of a preventable adverse event is harm to a patient caused by their medical care rather than their underlying medical issue (disease, illness, …

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Modifiable Risk Factors: The Courage to Change the Things We …

WEBThe Serenity Prayer is a well-known piece of advice about how to approach life's challenges. In it, the speaker asks for serenity to accept the things that cannot be …

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Black History Month: 5 Health Care Highlights

WEBUntil the Civil Rights Era of the 1950s and 60s, over 200 years into our nation's history, African-Americans did not have the right to access quality health care …

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Silver vs Copper: Which is the better biocide

WEBSilver is not capable of creating superoxide. And the winner is: Copper. You want a biocide that attacks bacteria in a variety of ways, the more kill mechanisms the …

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