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General News
- Premier healthcare alliance receives national recognition for environmental excellence for seventh consecutive year (5/19/09)
- Visit Swine Flu Site for all the latest updates
- MMWR dispatch about the first U.S. cases
- CDC Investigation Update: Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections, 2008–2009 (02/09)
- The bright side of energy conservation (11/08)
- Statement by Gina Pugliese, RN, MS, and vice president of Premier Safety Institute, on the APIC C. difficile study (11/08)
- Ingalls Health System featured in Time Magainze - Health & Science article "Putting Health Care on an Energy Diet" (11/08)
- Ingalls Heath System achieves green energy savings with SPHERE Reverse Auction (09/08)
- CDC, Premier healthcare alliance work to eliminate occupational needlestick injuries (7/9/2008)
- Premier healthcare alliance announces initiative to address healthcare industry energy costs, greenhouse emissions (5/21/2008)
- Premier healthcare alliance receives national recognition for environmental excellence for sixth consecutive year (5/20/2008)
- Premier healthcare alliance provides members comprehensive latex-free catalog (2/20/08)
- Implementing a pharmacy waste management system -
November 2007 Webcast (11/16/2007) - Premier Survey on Healthcare Associated Infections - results (10/12/07)
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Safety Surveys – Healthcare-Associated Infections
Premier Safety Share Newsletter
April 2009
- Faucet and sink design contribute to splashing, ICU outbreak with resistant organism and 12 deaths
- Visuals cues may prevent tubing misconnections
- Incidence of MRSA bloodstream infections decline 50 percent over past decade
- Oral care found to reduce risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia
- Michigan's success in preventing infections and saving 1,800 lives in 120 ICUs is expanded to 10 states
- Joint Commission standards no longer required to include CMS language
- Coordinated discharge instructions ensure follow-up care and reduced readmission rates
- NPSF 2009 Patient Safety Congress – May 21-22
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