Editorials in newspapers across the nation, including The New York Times, are lauding CMS’ new policy to stop paying for 10 hospital-acquired conditions, a rule that went into effect October 1.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded nearly $3 million for a contract to help reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital intensive care units (ICUs).

As healthcare professionals work on the frontlines to prevent and control infections, leaders in the field stepped forward yesterday with a new compendium that for the first time puts practical recommendations to prevent six of the most common healthcare-associated infections (HAI) into one guidance.

The Commonwealth Fund has awarded an affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA) a $180,000 grant to study how CMS’ new no-payment rule will affect safety net hospitals.