Nursing homes must begin to use enhanced barrier precautions to prevent broader transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms and to help protect patients with chronic wounds and indwelling devices, ...
Five hours and eight minutes. That’s the amount of a hospital infection preventionist’s time that’s eaten up by meeting CMS reporting requirements, according to new research. Feeling burdened by the ...
Photo credit: Dr_Microbe/Getty Images. BALTIMORE — Quality experts at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be taking a closer look at sepsis rates in nursing homes while continuing ...