Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – December 1, 2012
December 1, 2012
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Volunteers for America: Tennessee cracks meningitis outbreak with existing network built on 'trust'
"By the time we learned this was a problem around the country, the information from Tennessee had already narrowed it down to what the problem was. [It was] a textbook case of how to do it right." Paul Jarris, MD, executive director of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. -
Use ASHP tool to evaluate compounding pharmacies
A compounding-pharmacy assessment tool developed by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) can provide critical guidance for hospitals in the wake of the national meningitis outbreak. -
NSHN: The gold standard for HAI surveillance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's rapidly expanding National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) has long been the gold standard surveillance system for health care associated infections (HAIs). -
Hospital flu shot rates entering the public realm
Your influenza vaccination campaign is coming into the public spotlight, and that means more pressure than ever on the logistics of administering and tracking those vaccinations.