A study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology examined the impact of universal contact precautions on multidrug-resistant organism rates in intensive care units. They examined data ...
A lot of health information seems like a secret code only doctors understand. Wouldn't it be great if we could all comprehend what they were telling us? To address the gap between what healthcare ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms, or MDROs, did not significantly differ between ICUs with or ...
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free health literacy toolkit to help primary care practices implement universal health literacy precautions. AHRQ commissioned the University of ...
Objective: To test whether healthcare workers' knowledge of and compliance with the basic principle of the Universal Precautions policy (i.e., that all patients should be treated equally regarding ...
Lynn E. Kim , MPH, Donna B. Jeffe , PhD, Bradley A. Evanoff , MD, MPH, Sunita Mutha , MD, Brad Freeman , MD and Victoria J. Fraser , MD ABSTRACT Observation of ...
Low health literacy is a growing concern in the U.S. as medical-treatment decisions become more complex, chronic diseases more prevalent and doctors' face time with patients more limited, today's ...
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities compiled its 10 most commonly cited deficiencies and provided solutions on how to address them. AAAASF Interim COO Thomas ...