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Infection Control Today Share
Hospital rooms can harbor germs that can cause serious infections, especially for elderly patients, those with weakened immune systems and those who have undergone surgery or who have catheters or tubes inserted in the body. National Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week (Sept. 13-19, 2009) is an opportunity to remind patients what an important role they can play in reducing the risk of infection transmission by keeping their hospital room as clean as possible. The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) offer this advice to ensure a clean, healthy environment while patients are in a healthcare facility.
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Joint Commission to help hospitals fix patient safety problems
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"The Joint Commission announced that its newly-formed Center for Transforming Healthcare will work on new collaborative programs with leading hospitals and health care systems to find a cause of the most deadly breakdowns in patient care, and put a stop to them," The Wall Street Journal's Health Blog reports. Hospitals must pay a fee to the Joint Commission to win accreditation and are "evaluated on how well they meet patient safety standards.â€
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As H1N1 looms, study shows students aren't protecting themselves
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As public health experts warn of potential widespread outbreaks of H1N1 flu this school year, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that students do not comply with basic preventative measures as much as they think do. In other words, the kids aren’t washing their hands.
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ICAAC: Hospital surfaces major source of C. difficile
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Healthcare workers are just as likely to pick up Clostridium difficile spores from bed rails and other surfaces around a hospital room as from touching an infected patient's skin, researchers found.
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Last Call to Order 2009 ES Week Materials
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This is the last week to order your 2009 ES Week promotional items! Show support & appreciation for Healthcare Environmental Services & Housekeeping Departments with exclusive gifts from the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) & celebrate with products featuring the official ASHES theme: "Partners in Infection Prevention." Call 847-963-8100 for rush delivery or click here
to place your order with Jim Coleman, Inc. Royalties on sales assist ASHES with fulfilling its mission.
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Breaking News - Healthcare Reform Bill finally released
the Senate Committee on Finance Share
The individual market is currently where individuals and dependents without employer-sponsored coverage or access to a public program purchase health insurance. Some states impose rating rules on insurance carriers in the individual market. Existing state rating rules restrict an insurer‘s ability to price insurance policies according to the risk of the person or group seeking coverage, and vary from state to state. Such restrictions may specify the case characteristics (or risk factors) that may or may not be considered when setting a premium, such as gender. The spectrum of existing state rating limitations ranges from pure community rating, to adjusted (or modified) community rating, to rate bands, to no restrictions. Pure community rating means that premiums cannot vary based on any characteristic, including health. Adjusted community rating means that premiums cannot vary based on health, but may vary based on other key risk factors, such as age.
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AHA urges changes to proposed 'meaningful use' standards
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The AHA expressed concern that recommendations proposed by the Health Information Technology Standards Committee would change the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's privacy and security rules "in inappropriate and unworkable ways
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Is your daily shower blasting your face with pathogenic germs?
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Most of us have a daily shower to keep us clean, not to infect our faces with potentially pathogenic bacteria. According to a study carried out by scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, 30 percent of showerheads harbor significant levels of Mycobacterium avium (M avium), a bacterium associated with lung disease that can pose serious health risks for people with weakened immune systems, and can sometimes infect healthy people too.
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