Workforce improvement No. 1 target in final OIG report on nursing home pandemic effects
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 01, 2024
Steep challenges faced by nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hinder their ability to provide quality care and adequate staffing, according to new report findings from the US Department...
CDC could lift COVID-19 five-day home isolation guideline — but not for nursing homes
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 15, 2024
One key distinguishing factor of COVID-19 from other viruses is the five-day quarantine guideline. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon loosen this public health recommendation, but...
CDC touts antimicrobial resistance financial transparency with updated map
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 12, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its updated Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Investment Map last week, which spotlights funding to initiatives and organizations (including local and...
Flu could make a comeback in US this season, CDC report suggests
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 06, 2024
After the winter holidays, flu activity fell in the United States, but another peak could be on the horizon, according to a report published recently by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Some health experts question WHO’s latest COVID-19 prevention rules
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 30, 2024
The World Health Organization recently published COVID-19 prevention and infection control guidelines, but some experts don’t think the standards incorporate enough of what healthcare workers learned...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 25
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 25, 2024
Shorter antibiotic course doesn’t work better than usual care for ventilator-linked pneumonia … Toilet lid up, down doesn’t stop spread of viruses, study finds … HealthPRO Heritage to offer SilverSneakers...
APIC tool aims to pinpoint infection prevention staffing needs
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 21, 2023
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) on Wednesday disclosed a new IP Staffing Calculator that aims to help infection prevention and control specialists gauge...
Easy to implement infection prevention and control strategies during the holidays in LTC facilities
By
Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC
Dec 12, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services released a report in January of this year showing that more than 1,000 long-term care facilities in the United States had COVID-19 infection rates of 75% or...
Now hiring: Chief infection prevention officer
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 11, 2023
Some healthcare organizations, including long-term care communities, are taking infection control to a whole new level.
Study points out healthcare workers’ errors adhering to COVID-19 prevention protocols
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 07, 2023
Healthcare workers who had the highest risk for being exposed to SARS-CoV-2 also were most likely to be noncompliant with infection prevention measures, according to a new report.