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Private Insurance Companies getting on board
5/23/13 – JOHNS HOPKINS -HOSPITALS PROFIT WHEN PATIENTS DEVELOP BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS ENP Newswire – 23 May 2013 Release date- 22052013 – Johns Hopkins researchers report that hospitals may be reaping enormous income for patients whose hospital stays are complicated by
Cathflo
Important Drug Information: Some vials of Cathflo® Activase® (alteplase) have been found to contain rubber-stopper particulate matter after reconstitution. This does not impact the efficacy of Cathflo Activase, as the drug itself has not been compromised. Filtration through a 5-micron filter needle
No blood return from the PICC line
A patient came to the urgent care today with a triple lumen power PICC. The patient was from a local skilled nursing facility and was being treated for an infection. The nurse called and stated they were unable to
Infection rates are lowering, but we can still do more…
Infection rates are on the way down, but there is still a lot of work to do to achieve zero percent. ConsumerReports.org reported in Feb 2013: “The new CDC report focuses on three kinds of infections: central-line bloodstream infections in
Create a VAT for 2013
Having a skilled team of nurses placing an monitoring Vascular Access Devices is so important to patient satisfaction. When patients know that they have a team of skilled experts checking in on them gives them a sense of security. Patients
Critical Access Hospital NPSG
“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, millions of people acquire an infection while receiving care, treatment and services in a health care organization. Consequently, health care-associated infections (HAI’S) are a patient safety issue affecting all
