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APIC creates IP playbooks for healthcare facilities
To help infection preventionists (IPs) and epidemiologists operationalize preven- tion efforts for emerging infectious dis- ease threats, APIC is launching a series of “playbooks” that can be downloaded and customized for use in individual health- care facilities.
Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs)
The average risk of three HAIs spiked to a 5-year high in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic and remain high, according to The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2023 Hospital Safety Grade data:
Average CLABSI standard infection ratio increased by 60%
Average MRSA standard infection ratio increased by 37%
Average CAUTI standard infection ratio increased by 19%
Across the country, increases in infections varied by state:
32 out of the 50 states had a sig- nificant increase of CLABSI, with the
biggest increase in West Virginia
18 out of the 50 states had a sig- nificant increase of MSRA, with the biggest increase in West Virginia
11 out of the 50 states had a signifi- cant increase of CAUTI, with the big-
gest increase in New Mexico
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Created by APIC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases Task Force, each playbook serves as a fundamental roadmap to swiftly guide infection prevention and control (IPC) per- sonnel through preparation for, and man- agement of, potential infectious disease outbreaks. The pathogen-specific play- books outline recommended practices for outbreak response starting with pathogen identification, prevention of transmission, safe work practices, considerations for pro- viding patient care, patient discharge, occu- pational health, and outreach to healthcare stakeholders. Links to clinical guidance and references are included throughout. Read on:
https://hpnonline.com/53059101
Global Healthcare Exchange to acquire Prodigo Solutions Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pittsburgh, Penn.- based Prodigo Solutions, Inc. (Prodigo), a supply chain and data enablement tech- nology company. In 2023, hospitals are seeking a return to profitability even as they continue to expe- rience the same challenges that made 2022 the most financially difficult year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including persistent inflation, higher labor expenses, and lower patient volumes.
Prodigo’s offerings help to broaden the healthcare supply chain’s span of control, expanding the potential for savings across multiple categories of spend (including non-traditional categories such as pur- chased services, minor equipment, and labor) and across a quickly expanding continuum of care (including acute, non- acute, clinics, offices, and direct-to-patient care). Prodigo shapes demand by directing spending toward contractually compliant and cost-optimized product options during the procurement process. As a result, health systems achieve higher contract utilization, maximize savings associated with commit- ted contract terms, and support sustainabil- ity objectives that are becoming essential components of modern supply chains. Read on:
https://hpnonline.com/53057496 See also:
https://hpnonline.com/53057701
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AI finds early signs of Alzheimer’s in speech patterns New technologies that can capture subtle changes in a patient’s voice may help physicians diagnose cogni- tive impairment and Alzheimer’s dis- ease before symptoms begin to show, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher who led a study pub- lished in the Alzheimer’s Association publication Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring.
“Our focus was on identifying subtle language and audio changes that are pres- ent in the very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease but not easily recognizable by family members or an individual’s primary care physi- cian,” said Ihab Hajjar, M.D., Professor of Neurology at UT Southwestern’s Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.
Researchers used advanced machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) tools to assess speech patterns in 206 people – 114 who met the criteria for mild cognitive decline and 92 who were unimpaired. The team then mapped those findings to commonly used biomarkers to determine their efficacy in measuring impairment. Read on:
https://hpnonline.com/53057780
Risk for early-onset colorectal cancer elevated by red flags Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have iden- tified four important signs and symptoms that signal an elevated risk of early-onset colorectal cancer. These red flags may be key to earlier detection and diagnosis of early-onset colorectal cancer among younger adults. The number of young adults with colorectal cancer has nearly doubled in recent years. Studying de-identified health insurance
data on more than 5,000 patients with early-onset colorectal cancer — cancer that occurs before a person turns 50 — the researchers found that in the period between three months and two years before diagnosis, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, diarrhea and iron-deficiency anemia each indicate an increased risk in those under age 50. They found that having a single one of the symptoms almost doubled the risk; having two symptoms increased risk by more than 3.5 times; and having three or more boosted the risk by more than 6.5 times. The study is published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Read on:
https://hpnonline.com/53059552
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