Cleveland Clinic has allegedly failed to enforce its mask mandate, a patient at Cleveland Clinic’s Taussig Cancer Center wrote to Cleveland.com July 8.
Category: Infection Control
Monkeypox transmission risk low in healthcare settings, study suggests
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found only one documented case of monkeypox transmission after exposure in a healthcare setting outside endemic regions after conducting a literature review that covers the last two decades.
Viewpoint: Why are we still disinfecting everything?
More than two years into the pandemic, it’s widely accepted that COVID-19 spreads through airborne transmission and that the risk of contracting the virus from a contaminated surface is low. Despite this knowledge, Americans can’t seem to let go off cl…
Disposable gowns may pose infection risk for healthcare staff
Isolation gowns worn by healthcare staff may fall short of safety standards, leaving workers with a greater risk of infection, Scientific American published July 5.
Joint Commission calls for more education on the use of packaged sterile supplies
The Joint Commission has issued guidance to help prevent healthcare professionals from using packaged sterile supplies and devices that are expired or compromised.
HHS won’t disclose hospitals where patients contracted COVID-19
The Biden administration will not release data on COVID-19 transmission in individual hospitals, citing “privacy concerns,” Politico reported June 25.
‘Stay humble at the outset’: 4 physicians on how COVID-19 shaped infectious disease work
As the monkeypox outbreak evolves, hospitals are reflecting on the early days of their COVID-19 response.
COVID-19 testing not crucial for every surgical patient, anesthesiologists say
Perioperative COVID-19 testing is no longer recommended for every patient undergoing nonemergent surgery in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, according to a new guidance from the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Patient…
Nurses station interactions may play role in hospital COVID-19 outbreaks
Hospital-associated COVID-19 infections may stem from airborne virus spread among employees and patients in hospital common areas, such as nurses stations, according to a study published June 8 in JAMA Network Open.
CMS boosts oversight of hospitals with COVID-19 outbreaks
CMS is investigating hospitals in which a high number of patients likely contracted COVID-19 while seeking care, part of an effort to increase oversight since relaunching routine inspections last year, Politico reported May 26.
