No one could question the positive impact vaccines and the immunization they provide have had on global health. The World Health Organization...
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Infection Control and the Healthcare Supply Chain: Who Makes Decisions?
Last week we provided a big-picture overview of the healthcare supply chain, from supplier to patient. This week, we will dig deeper into this...
We are fortunate to live in a nation that offers a rich variety of non-profit organizations that support our health and well-being, including groups ...
As was the case with many healthcare challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic brought public attention to the issue of the healthcare supply chain. A...
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What is the National Healthcare Safety Network?
If you spend any time at all in the world of infection control and prevention, you've run across the NHSN, or National Healthcare Safety Network....
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4 Things the CDC Does for Me (and You)
A couple years back, the EOSCU Team had the honor of presenting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) campus outside of Atlanta,...
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A Wave of Candida auris infections: Crashing in Hospitals Nationwide
We've covered Candida auris in this blog before. Not only has it been one of the pathogens of concern cited by the Centers for Disease Control and...