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Benefits and Barriers Associated With Patient EHR Access

WEBDecember 23, 2016. Electronic health record on tablet. The increase in direct patient access to online health records confers multiple benefits, though disparities in access …

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10 Myths About COVID-19

WEBCoronavirus is the name of a family of viruses, which cause infections in humans and animals. 1,2 The current outbreak is caused by a strain of coronavirus that …

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Quality and Infection Prevention: Partnering for Improved Outcomes

WEBThe IOM 2003 publication “Transforming Health Care Quality” included prevention of HAIs as one of the priorities for national action. HAIs burden patients, …

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Hand hygiene improvements

WEBThere are five key moments when hand hygiene needs to be performed to significantly reduce the risk of pathogen transmission: 1) before touching a patient. 2) before …

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Updated CDC Guidance for Healthcare Personnel With Potential …

WEBNew guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among healthcare personnel recommends a …

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Rise in Outpatient Visits After COVID-19 Highlights Persistent …

WEBThe use of outpatient care services among veterans was found to significantly increase within the first month of COVID-19 diagnosis, highlighting the …

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Mandatory public reporting of hospital acquired infections

WEBIn a survey of California hospitals just prior to mandatory reporting of hospital acquired infections, variability was reported in infection prevention practices. Although 70% of …

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Diffusion of innovation theory in hospital epidemiology and …

WEBHospital epidemiologists and infection preventionists may also play a part in helping to advance knowledge within implementation science and thereby influence improvements …

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Climate Change: Effects on the Incidence and Distribution of …

WEBIn an interview with Infectious Disease Advisor, Emily K. Shuman, MD, assistant professor in the department of internal medicine at the University of Michigan …

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Process of care measures and infection control

WEBKey principles related to process of care measures are: Measurement and feedback impact compliance. Active interventions are required to produce a change in compliance. …

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Intestinal Dysbiosis May Link ME/CFS With GI and Neurological

WEBHealthDay News — Distinct bacterial taxa are seen in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) subgroups, defined by the presence of irritable bowel …

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Impact of Recent Climate Change Events on Health

WEBThis phenomenon includes anxiety and fear about how the Earth will change over the coming years, as well as depression and stress over how to help reduce global …

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Researchers Test the 5-Second Rule

WEBMultiple factors play a role in surface-to-food bacterial transfer, including food topography and moisture level, according to research published in Applied and …

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Animals Visiting Healthcare Facilities

WEBAnimals may be present in healthcare (AHC) for multiple reasons and their presence has increased in acute care hospitals and ambulatory medical settings. …

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Clinicians Discuss Effective Measures to Reduce Clostridioides

WEBC Diffcile bacterium Lisa Winston, MD; Ryan Miller, DO; and Neha Nanda, MD, discuss measures to reduce the spread of health care-associated Clostridioides …

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Clinicians Address the Resurgence of Syphilis in the United States

WEBIn 2000, rates of syphilis infection had declined to the point of near elimination in the United States, with an all-time low of 5979 diagnoses reported that …

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Disparities in HIV Healthcare: An Expert Perspective

WEBRoughly 1.1 million people are living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, and about 15% of those are unaware of their HIV infection. 1 Although prevention efforts …

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Positive Outcomes From an Infectious Disease Crisis

WEBAn outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the rapid progress made in putting patients — not providers — at the center of health care. This resulted in an …

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Does HIV PrEP Use Increase the Risk for Other Sexually …

WEBPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV is effective at decreasing the incidence of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM). 1-4 However, …

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4 Ways to Increase Hepatitis Awareness

WEB4. Get Involved. Although World Hepatitis Day takes place just once a year, you can get involved year-round and help spread awareness through various means. The World …

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