The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology suggested CMS phase in expanded reporting of central line-associated infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in December handed down fines to more than 700 hospitals for infections and other hospital-acquired conditions totaling $373 million. And it plans to ...

Central-line associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections are two of the major hospital-acquired conditions hospitals can be punished for through the ...

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Intermountain and Amplifire partnered to produce clinical knowledge engineering courses targeted at reducing CLABSI and CAUTI incidents. Together with the ...

U.S. hospital intensive care units (ICUs) show uneven compliance with infection prevention policies, according to a study. U.S. hospital intensive care units (ICUs) show uneven compliance with ...

In comments on the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for fiscal year 2014, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology recommended CMS expand reporting for ...

Identifying gaps in infection prevention practices may yield opportunities for improved patient safety, according to a survey published in the November issue of the American Journal of Infection ...

Overall, the latest report — the first to show hospital performance post-pandemic, according to Leapfrog — found 30% of hospitals attained an A grade, 24% scored a B, 39% earned a C, 7% received a D ...

Three of the most stubborn and dangerous healthcare-associated infections are on the rise in acute care settings across the country, according to the Leapfrog Group, which published its spring 2023 ...

Washington, DC, January 29, 2014 – U.S. hospital intensive care units (ICUs) show uneven compliance with infection prevention policies, according to a study in the February issue of the American ...