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ON May 23rd, 2008, the French Ministry of Health launched a national hand cleanliness campaign targeting health care workers, patients, and the general public. The campaign emphasizes that proper hand hygiene is the key element in preventing and controlling nosocomial infections.
It is critical that a through cleansing of one’s hands with a liquid alcohol solution containing an emollient to protect the skin precedes all health care treatments, no matter where they are carried out. All health care establishments throughout the country should see to it that these solutions are available at patient’s bed. Health care workers would also be required to carry a small bottle of disinfectant in the pockets of their uniform. |
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Colorado Hospitals reporting hospital acquired infections? |
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Written by Christine Besson
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Wednesday, 08 February 2006 |
 Colorado State is on the verge of approving a bill that would require hospitals and all health facilities to publicly report their rate of hospital-acquired infections. 6 other states have already adopted such legislation: New York Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and Virginia.
Legislative researchers in Colorado estimate the bill could save over 800 000$ per year in the Medicaid program. Lawmakers, consumer groups and health care providers estimate that publicly reporting hospital-acquired infections will certainly help tackle the problem. When hospitals are obliged to report publicly on their performance, they have no other choice than to initiate strict guidelines. A low rate of infection is the best indicator of the quality of care for a hospital and a positive signal for all patients. This practice saves lives and huge sums money that can be invested in other programs.
Hospitals must use identical standards when reporting information. But nowadays, computerized reporting system exist, allowing for valid, reliable and comparable information.
Such reporting system are already in place in Europe allowing the health authorities to launch a general alert in case of a rise of any infectious agent that they find suspicious.
http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ew/2006/060126.asp#3
Hospitals have the basic mandate to offer secure cares to their patients.
RID –Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths- organized a conference on the subject tlast February 7th. In New York. Read on RID by cliking here: http://www.hospitalinfection.org/feb7.shtml |
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