Pneumonia can be deadly in a hospital setting. Two main factors contribute to the approximately 20 percent mortality rate of this healthcare-associated infection (HAI). First, whatever condition brought the patient [...]
HAIs are costly both in terms of harm/mortality and cost. Close attention to aseptic practices and monitoring patients can greatly reduce the incidence of these infections.
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) [...]
For Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, providing high quality, safe, patient and family centered care is at the core of their mission. Like other top-ranked hospitals in the country, which treat the [...]
The recipe for creating a culture of patient safety at any hospital is relatively simple, but it is by no means easy to pull off. The key ingredients are innovation,
initiative, [...]
Getting caregivers to embrace the philosophical goal of zero harm is easy, but having them institute zero as an operational goal has been discovered to be a much more daunting [...]
Dear Patient Safety Leaders,
Welcome to our October Issue of the Patient Safety Newsletter. This month, we focused on Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) and learned that when healthcare facilities, care teams, and [...]
Health care-associated infection (HAI) rates in the U.S. are alarming. In fact, more people die from HAI than from AIDS, breast cancer, and auto accidents combined.1 These infections are the [...]
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are unanticipated infections patients acquire during the course of medical treatment at healthcare settings.1 HAIs are a major, yet often preventable, threat to patient safety.2 According to [...]
