Healthcare-associated infections affect 5%-10% of hospitalized patients in the United States annually, with approximately 1.7 million infections occurring each year, resulting in 99,000 deaths and billions of dollars in additional costs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news? Prevention is possible, according to healthcare strategist Cindy Juhas.
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In this article, 24×7 Magazine contributing writer Chris Hayhurst explores a very timely topic in the healthcare technology management (HTM) field: The right to repair. Here, Hayhurst talks to key industry leaders to get their insights about key steps HTM professionals can take in this battle. Don’t miss out.
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At the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, a new airway rapid response (ARR) team was created to bring personnel and equipment to the patient bedside for multidisciplinary airway assessment and rescue. Its success is the focus of a new study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
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The U.S. FDA has announced that it will permit marketing of the first product—an electric stimulation device dubbed the NSS-2 Bridge—for use in helping to reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal. This device is developed by Versailles, Ind.-based Innovative Health Solutions, Inc.
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has selected health insights company Apervita to enable thousands of accredited hospitals with ORYX data reporting requirements to directly and more easily submit electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) data in 2018—a move, TJC officials say—that streamlines an annual process required for hospitals to obtain and maintain accreditation.
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