UV Light Robot Can Help Stop Spread of Superbugs in Hospital Rooms
According to a new research from the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, a robot can clean a hospital room just as well as... Read more
New Quality Reporting Measures for Physician Anaesthesiologists
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have recently approved two new Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) measures and 16... Read more
ER Clinicians Benefit From Mental Rehearsal of Trauma Scenarios
The fast-paced environment of trauma resuscitation demands that team members understand their responsibilities before patients enter the hospital,... Read more
New Contact Precautions for Visitors of Infectious Disease Patients
Leading infectious diseases experts have released new guidance for healthcare facilities looking to establish precautions for visitors of patients... Read more
Delivery System Reform From the Inside Out
An alliance of major healthcare organisations publicly committed to partnering with patients is forming under the aegis of the Institute for... Read more
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COVID-19 Superheroes
It is five in the morning as a healthcare worker gets out of bed. Let us call her Emma. She is self-isolated from the rest of the family in her own home. It has been months since she hugged her children and her husband. She gets ready and heads out to work. It is barely seven in the morning when she begins her shift – one of many dozens she... Read more
My COVID-19 Superhero
My COVID-19 Superhero is my sister, Loretta Bowen. We are a family of eight children; our father has passed and our mother is 85. Elaine Rohr has Parkinson’s disease and over the last few years has gotten worse. She is no longer able to cook or write and it is frustrating for her to have such limitations in her activity of daily living.... Read more
Largest Hospital Network in Brazil Responds to COVID-19
Brazil has now become one of the epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the burden on its healthcare system is increasing daily. Paulo Moll, CEO of Rede D'Or São Luiz (RDSL) , the largest privately held, independent hospital operator in the country, speaks about the measures taken on the national level and within the RDSL system and shares... Read more
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Spotlight On: Sutter Health Fights Pneumonia One Toothbrush at a Time
2020 23 Apr
Pneumonia can be deadly in a hospital setting. Two main factors contribute to the approximately 20 percent mortality rate of this healthcare-associated infection (HAI). First, whatever condition brought the patient to the hospital in the first place has likely weakened them, making the patient more vulnerable to the illness. Plus, the germs that patients... Read more
Spotlight On: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Reduces CLABSI with APSS #2
2020 23 Apr
HAIs are costly both in terms of harm/mortality and cost. Close attention to aseptic practices and monitoring patients can greatly reduce the incidence of these infections. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are the most costly type of hospital-acquired infections, both in terms of morbidity and mortality, and financial... Read more
Evaluation of the Microbial Tightness of Mini-Spike® 2 Chemo V - A Closed System Transfer Device
2019 08 Aug
In vitro study validating the microbial barrier function by means of airborne contamination Jürgen Gebel, Sapuna Kuriakose, Barbara Grüter, Martin Exner; University of Bonn Hospital, Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, Germany BACKGROUND Nosocomial infections pose a major problem in the healthcare system because they contribute... Read more
From Our Journals
Use Patient Safety to Improve Your Bottom Line
Summary: A culture of safety not only protects the patient from... Read more
The Importance of Body Language
Summary: Medical Professions Consultant, Annemiek Nooteboom, discusses... Read more
Putting Medical Radiation Protection First
Summary: How a European Society of Radiology flagship initiative is... Read more
Antimicrobial Copper Touch Surfaces: Reduce Infections, Liberate Resources and Cut Costs
The role of the environment in the transmission of healthcare-associated... Read more
How COVID-19 Pandemic is Changing Waste Management
The COVID-19 crisis has seen an enormous increase in medical and... Read more
Transforming lives a drone delivery at a time
Rwanda leading the way with life-saving drone tech Rwanda shows... Read more