The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is joining a lawsuit against the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), arguing that new reporting requirements for surgical site infections (SSIs) could have a “devastating impact on patient care.” Effective June…
Hospital Infection Control & Prevention has been the leading source for news and comment on health care epidemiology for 38 years. With the HICprevent blog site we extend our coverage and commentary on this dynamic field, opening a new dialogue with infection preventionists, health care epidemiologists and others seeking solutions to one of the most vexing problems in patient safety: health care associated infections. HICprevent welcomes your comments, questions, tips and strategies for infection prevention.