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• HHS allocates $9 million for ASC surveys

  Last week Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that $9 million in funding would be available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to conduct surveys and reduce HAIs in ambulatory surgery centers (ASC).

• Wall Street Journal looks at 10 steps to preventing infections

  Part of a Wall Street Journal Health Care report released late last month includes a breakdown of 10 steps to reduce infections in the hospital.

• IC organizations urge a change in respiratory protection guidelines

  Three leading IC organizations, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and APIC, issued a letter to President Obama on Friday, urging a change in respiratory protection regulations, including an immediate moratorium on OSHA enforcement on current requirements.

• Infection prevention measurements added to Minnesota quality site

  The Minnesota Hospital Association has added three new infection prevention measurements to its Minnesota Quality Report, a publicly accessed Web site that allows patients to compare information from hospitals throughout the state.

• Environmental services: Prevent infections and ensure safety

  Even with initiatives such as hand hygiene awareness, respiratory etiquette, and standard and contact precautions hoarding much of the IC spotlight, environmental cleaning and disinfection have emerged as primary sources for infection prevention.

• Demand for H1N1 shots shuts down flu hotline

  Before flu season came into full effect, many medical facilities established telephone hotlines to mitigate a surge of flu patients and worried well.

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