A huge improvement has been found in the rate of CLABSI and SSI as well as some progress on hospital onset MRSA bacteremia and C. difficle infections by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a study from 2011
Information copied from: The Journal of the Association for Vascular Access Volume 20, #1. Spring 2015. Mark J. Ault, MD Ryoko Tanabe, MSN, FNP-C Bradley T. Rosen, MD, MBA, FHM Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles,
Information copied from: The Journal of the Association for Vascular Access Volume 19, #4. Winter 2014. Stephanie Pitts, MSN, RN, CPN, VA-BC Dale Bergamo, MD Carlos Cartaya, MD St Joseph’s Children’t Hospital, Tampa, FL Beth Gore,
A recent article from The Times of Northwest Indiana examined the rate of infection in Methodist Hospitals with the use of widespread IV disinfection caps. The study took place over a 21-month frame and reduced the bloodstream infection rate to nearly
Wanted to extend the opportunity to all Vascular Access Nurses: Registration for Navigating the Changing Healthcare Environment, MinniVan‘s twelfth annual spring conference, is now open until April 13. Five health care professionals will offer their expertise in lectures on April 23.
Acute care facilities have significantly reduced the number of CLABSIs since the CMS non-payment rules went into effect in 2008. The CDC has reported that CLABSIs for hospitalized patients was 41% lower than expected in 2011. With this reduction however the number
In fiscal 2015, 721 hospitals will have their Medicare payments reduced for being among the 25 percent of hospitals with the highest rates of hospital-acquired conditions. Here are 15 things to know about the HAC program and the hospitals receiving
The nurses at the VA Hospital in Iron Mountain MI, held two days of vascular access education. The hospital currently has 4 nurses who place PICC lines. Adding another nurse will allow the team to be available to “insert
Thank you MinniVAN for the opportunity to speak on a topic that is key to creating successful vascular access programs. “Educating the Entire Team” Download the ppt presentation below: minnivan
