Each year, approximately 23 million surgical procedures are performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Surgical procedures in ASCs can be more cost effective and more convenient for patients and families. Recently...
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May 5, 2017 has been designated World Hand Hygiene Day. As part of a major global effort to improve hand hygiene in health care, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced...
Read MoreMCN Foundation is committed to improving access to healthcare information and education, globally, through MCN Learning. We will provide links to free courses and resources for healthcare providers as well...
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September is Sepsis Awareness Month and on September 8th and 9th the first World Sepsis Congress was held. Sepsis is a medical emergency which was recently confirmed by the Centers for...
Read MoreWorld Hepatitis Day is an opportunity to highlight the global burden of this disease. Viral hepatitis – a group of infectious diseases known as hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E...
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UPDATE: An open letter from health experts was sent to Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General, WHO on May 30, 2016.  In this letter a group of health experts voiced their concerns about...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced last week that the Department of Defense Multidrug-resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN) at the Walter Reed Institute of...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the new Clean Hands Count campaign urging healthcare professionals, patients, and patients’ loved ones to prevent healthcare-associated infections by keeping their...
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Question: Do you know where I can find fact sheets and other tools addressing antibiotic resistance? Answer: According to the CDC, each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become...
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Question: What are the CIHQ requirements for graduate medical education programs? Answer: The Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) standards address graduate medical education programs at MS-10. If the hospital participates in...
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