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Clinical Advisory Board

Product  |  Clinical Advisory Board


Research membership providing clinical program leaders with forecasting tools and best practice insights.

Study: Large hospitals are 'hubs for MRSA,' and patients spread disease

May 18, 2012  |  Daily Briefing


MRSA bacteria tends to spread from larger hospitals in urban settings to small, regional facilities by way of patients, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Study: Many MRSA infections can lose their antibiotic resistance

May 14, 2012  |  Daily Briefing


Nearly 30% of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections may regain methicillin susceptibility, at least temporarily, according to a study presented last week at a Society for Investigative Dermatology meeting.

Quality Compass User Summit

June 07, 2012  |  National Meeting  |  Quality Compass


Register for this highly interactive summit specially designed to provide Quality Compass leaders with networking opportunities, interactive cohort panel discussions, and leadership training.

Study: Patients with HAIs more likely to be readmitted

May 08, 2012  |  Daily Briefing


Patients who acquire an infection while in the hospital are 60% more likely to be readmitted within 30 days than their uninfected peers, according to a new study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

The Journey to Zero

October 15, 2008  |  Study  |  Clinical Advisory Board


Three prerequisites and nine best practices for reducing and eliminating preventable hospital-acquired infection.

About Quality Compass

About Advisory Board  |  Quality Compass


Reduce infection rates and improve antimicrobial stewardship through effective, real-time, and preventive quality interventions.

CMS: Our new payment policies boosted infection prevention

May 01, 2012  |  Daily Briefing


Medicare nonpayment policies for certain hospital-acquired infections pushed hospitals to increase surveillance and prevention efforts, according to a study in the America Journal of Infection Control.

Quality Advantage webconference series

November 08, 2011  |  On-Demand Webconference  |  Clinical Operations Board


This webconference series profiles our latest research on Capturing Efficiencies by Improving Care.

Customized Present on Admission Risk Assessment

August 02, 2011  |  Decision Guide  |  Clinical Advisory Board


Uses your institution's historical Medicare inpatient discharge data (FY2008) to estimate the impact of CMS's Hospital-Acquired Conditions (Present on Admission Indicator) provision on your institution's inpatient Medicare revenue.
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