Tag Archives: patient outcomes
INS Webinar
Enhancing Accountable Care Through Improved CLABSI Outcomes, a webinar presented by the Infusion Nurses Society, is being offered April 29, 2015 from 12-1 p.m. The free webinar will focus on the Affordable Care Act and the way it’s changing the
Learning Curve for IV Nurses Using Ultrasound Guided Access
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,
Implementation of Ethanol Lock Therapy in Peds Patient Reduces Risk of CLABSI
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,
Bloodstream Infections Halved
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
Affordable Care Act Rewards Hospitals for Reducing Readmissions
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
Hospital-acquired conditions mean Medicare penalties for 700-plus hospitals
By Maureen McKinney | December 18, 2014 More than 700 hospitals will see their total Medicare payments docked by 1% in fiscal 2015 as part of the first year of a federal penalty program aimed at reducing preventable harm and improving patient safety.
VA Iron Mountain expands Vascular Access Program
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
“Educating the Entire Team”
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
UE DVT
Are we seeing an increase in this complication of VAD’s post PICC and Midline placement? It seems like I have been getting more calls on this complication. We need to prevent this complication with our patients. Are we measuring the
AVA 2014
At AVA and I am hearing a lot of discussion on UE DVT’s. We all know this can be a complication of PICC line insertion, but how are we treating UE DVT’s? Some nurses state “our docs want the
