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Trouble viewing? See it online! Wednesday, December 18, 2019
 

Featured Story
Asymptomatic Carriers of C. Diff May Be Significant Source of Infection at Hospitals
Hospitals have focused on reducing transmission of C. diff from symptomatic patients. However, the new study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology found asymptomatic carriers of C. diff spores are at significant risk of progression to symptomatic C. diff infection.
 

News & Analysis
Berwick Outlines 7-Step Campaign for the Quality Movement
Berwick urged healthcare providers to embrace his unabashedly progressive agenda that looks beyond their own immediate needs and margin pressures, and actively confronts the root causes of the vast social and moral issues that ultimately affect the health of humanity, such as a lack of access to food, shelter, healthcare, and hope.
IHI Looks to Expand 'Age-Friendly' Health Systems
The initiative, Age-Friendly Health Systems, uses evidence-based framework called the 4Ms: what matters to older adults; medication that is age friendly; attending to mentation, including delirium, depression, and dementia; and mobility, so seniors can maintain function.
Published Review of Independent Double Checks Shouldn’t Dissuade Providers From Using Them Judiciously
ISMP respectfully concludes that little evidence was provided that should cause healthcare providers to abandon the use of judicious and well-placed independent double checks for selected high-alert medications. Instead, ISMP continues to believe that the selective and proper use of manual independent double checks plays an important role in medication safety.
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The Role of Continued Professional Development in Healthcare
You can’t take the organization further than you’ve taken yourself. As quality and safety healthcare leaders progress in their careers, encouraging their teams toward increasingly higher ambitions, their skills need to keep pace. This webinar on Tuesday, January 14 will discuss the requisite attributes for highly effective quality healthcare leaders, as well as the certifications, training programs, and advanced education that can support their efficacy.
PSQI Online Spotlight

Touching Eyes: Disinfecting Ophthalmology Devices
This month's PSQI Online Spotlight looks at a recent Joint Commission advisory that says healthcare workers are often unaware of disinfection requirements or misinterpret manufacturer instructions for cleaning. Many people use the wrong type of cleaners on ophthalmology devices.
 

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