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CDC Releases Infection-Prevention Guide

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week released an infection prevention guide and a checklist for healthcare providers in dialysis clinics and other outpatient settings. ...More
July 18, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
RBT Hand Hygiene Report Coming Soon

It’s often human nature to attack a complex problem with complex solutions. And as complicated as the spread of infection in dialysis clinics and hospitals can be, it’s often the simplest of measures that can help stave off this threat: hand hygiene. ...More
April 11, 2011
Posted in Blog, Practice Management
CDC Updates Bloodstream Infection Guidelines

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) have updated guidelines to help eliminate bloodstream infections in patients with intravenous catheters. ...More
April 4, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
CDC: Too Many Infections in Dialysis Clinics

WASHINGTON—The number of central line bloodstream infections in hospital ICUs has plummeted; however, there are still too many infections occurring in dialysis units, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...More
March 2, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
CDC Honors Renal CarePartners Clinic for Prevention Efforts

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has honored Renal CarePartners of Woodbridge, Va., for its work in preventing serious healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) among dialysis patients. ...More
December 22, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation
CDC Offers Guidance on Environmental Cleaning Evaluation

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidance for programs to optimize the thoroughness of cleaning of high-touch surfaces and recommends a two-level program administered by infection preventionists and coordinated and maintained through ...More
December 21, 2010
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
One-Third of Adults Could Have Diabetes by 2050

WASHINGTON—As many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by 2050 if current trends continue, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...More
October 22, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
CDC Awards $1.9M for State, Local Sodium Reduction Initiatives

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $1.9 million to five states and communities across the country for sodium (salt) reduction efforts. ...More
October 6, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
HHS Awards $31 Million for Prevention, Wellness Projects

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $31 million for awards to 10 communities in eight states and one award to a state health department to support public health efforts to reduce obesity and smoking, increase physical activity and ...More
September 17, 2010
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
CDC Warns Against Infection Risk From Fingerstick Devices

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is increasingly concerned about the risks for transmitting hepatitis B virus (HBV) and other bloodborne pathogens to people using fingerstick procedures for blood sampling, such as diabetics who require ...More
September 1, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management