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ICNC- New Haven Chapter Meeting Notes (06/20/14)

6/28/2014

 
ICNC-NewHaven Mins. 06/20/14
The meeting was called to order at 12:20 PM with the following members in attendance: Barbara O’Grodnick, Chris Orris, Karlene Brown, Judy Wrenn, Linda Hjort, Raeann Paparello, Ann O’Dea, Sue Dubb and 3 new members: Melody Solano, Beth Samuels and Kim Gray.

Sue opened the meeting with introductions of those at the meeting. She then proceeded to provide the group with an update on infectious disease that she had recently received while attending the June Quarterly CAPHN meeting.

MER CoV Update: 3 cases to date in the US. All were HCWs with a history of working with MER CoV patients in Saudi Arabia. All 3 have recovered without... (Read full report, click/tap on graphic.)




National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination

6/9/2014

 
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LTCF Phase III Coming to Your Facility, Soon
Phase I: Acute Care Hospitals– Addresses most common infections found in the ACH inpatient setting. Policy options for linking payment incentives or disincentives to quality of care and enhancing regulatory oversight of hospitals. This HAI Action Plan includes five-year goals for eight specific measures of improvement in HAI prevention.

Phase II: Ambulatory Surgical Centers, End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities, and Increasing Influenza Vaccination among Health Care Personnel. Extending its scope to the outpatient environment and addressing the health and safety of health care workers, as well as the risks of transmission of influenza from health care personnel to patients.     


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