Tag: Infections

First off, I want to briefly acknowledge the Ukranians' fight for freedom and sovereignty in the face of the Putin invasion. It seems that...

It's a simple question: what's up with so many men wearing ties in healthcare? Are you / they wearing them because you like to,...

A few weeks back, I attended the Society for Health Systems (SHS) Conference in Orlando, where I chaired the Patient Flow track. There were...

As I had alluded to the other day, there was a huge investigative piece that ran across the country Sunday in the Hearst Newspapers....

In this post, Mark compiles a range of eye-opening statistics about healthcare quality, patient safety, and medical errors. Acting as a repository of data,...

Health care's infectious loss - Video - Business News Short post for today - but an important one. Here's a great video from CNN last...

I've struck a chord with a few nurses with this post from late last year:Why Do Hospitals Have to Rely on Vigilant Patients and...

Hand washing and proper hand hygiene is a big concern at most hospitals -- thankfully so, since hand hygiene and other basic infection control...

Our Unsanitary Hospitals - WSJ.comThat's "Clean", not a typo of "Lean." Good column in the WSJ today by Betsy McCaughey, head of the...

I saw this ad (click on the photo for a larger, readable view) in the Wall Street Journal Monday. It's an ad run...

Hospital-borne ailments face Medicare budget ax | IndyStar.comHealthcare has LONG been a piecework industry. Caregivers and facilities are paid for WHAT they do...

Ledger-Enquirer | 03/27/2007 | Campaign's goal is to reduce infections To those who might have thought I overstated the situation with hand washing in hospitals,...