Bacteria, Public Health, Public Reporting 2 min read. "The Plague": Why News of this Disease is Nothing New Erica Mitchell July 15 2024 The Plague, that is, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, ravaged Europe during the 1400s, where it was known as "the Black... Read more
Infection Control, Hospitals, Consumer, HAIs, Patient Safety, Cost-Effectiveness, Costs, Public Health, Public Reporting 4 min read. Hospital Acquired Infections and Hospitals Acquired by Private Equity: The Dangerous Correlation Erica Mitchell January 8 2024 About a quarter of American hospitals are for-profit, that is, they are operated to generate profit for owners and stakeholders. A subsection of... Read more
Contamination Statistics, Bedrails, Infection Control, Hospitals, Germs, HAIs, Cleaning Protocols, Patient Safety, Design, Epidemiology, Interventions, Cost-Effectiveness, Public Health, Public Reporting 3 min read. DALYs and QALYs + HAIs: The Costly Connection Erica Mitchell June 12 2023 In our previous posts about DALYs and QALYs, we have defined the terms and presented how the healthcare field calculates these two measures of... Read more
Patient Advocacy, Infection Control, Hospitals, Consumer, HAIs, Medicare/Medicaid, Epidemiology, Surveillance, Public Health, Public Reporting 2 min read. The Patient Experience and Infection Control Erica Mitchell May 8 2023 In today's healthcare marketplace, it is growing commonplace to consider patients as customers - and the shoe fits, so to speak. Patients do have... Read more
MRSA, Infection Control, Hospitals, Research, Consumer, HAIs, Patient Safety, Medicare/Medicaid, Epidemiology, Interventions, Public Health, MDROs, C. difficile, Public Reporting 2 min read. What Do HAI Professionals Think about HAI Metrics? A Study Reveals The Answer Erica Mitchell May 1 2023 One of the most tracked and reported metrics in today's healthcare facilities is infection rates. Anyone working in a hospital is aware of the... Read more