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Flu Tools to Enhance Your Web site
Enhance Your Website with the Most Up-To-Date Seasonal Flu Content The CDC recently released a Seasonal Flu Microsite, which hosts a dynamic collection of resources that can be added onto your website to provide readers information on flu basics, prevention,...
Disposing of Unwanted Prescription Drugs
The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. It's a great time to clean out your medicine...
Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) Contracts Awarded
The Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) has been selected as one of 16 national, regional, or state hospital associations, Quality Improvement Organizations and health system organizations to continue efforts in...
Health Literacy Month – Be a Literacy HERO
Health Literacy Month is recognized annually in October. This awareness campaign is led by the Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) and inspires healthcare organizations to promote the importance of understandable health information. Organizations take...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month & National Mammography Day
Both women and men can get breast cancer, though it is much more common in women. Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. Some women are at higher risk than others because of their personal or family...
CDC Report: Healthcare Workers Need to Get their Flu Shot
79 Percent of Healthcare Workers Reported Being Vaccinated in 2015-2016 (CDC Report) Since healthcare workers may care for or live with people at high risk for influenza-related complications, it is especially important for them to get vaccinated annually. The...
New Data: States Successfully Reduce Avoidable Hospital Readmissions
The unfortunate experience of having to return to the hospital after recently being treated is all too common. Potentially avoidable hospital readmissions that occur within 30 days of a patient’s initial discharge are estimated to account for more than $17 billion in...
Commitment to Improving Care in LTC Facilities
Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the long anticipated final rule entitled Reform of Requirements for Long Term Care (LTC) facilities. This rule includes requirements for all LTC facilities to develop, implement and...
What Can We Do to Beat the Flu?
Like clockwork, the flu virus shows up each October, making millions of people miserable until it loses steam sometime in May. Flu symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people also may have...
New Data Show Antibiotic Use in U.S. Hospitals Is Still Too High
Antibiotic resistance – when bacteria stop responding to the drugs designed to kill them – is a healthcare “hot topic” and possibly the most significant infectious disease threat we currently face. The Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine...