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Healthcare Quality and Worker Safety Information

Briggs Healthcare

Nirsevimab (Beyfortus, Sanofi and AstraZeneca) is a long-acting monoclonal antibody immunization recommended for preventing RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease in young children. Infants and children recommended to receive nirsevimab should be immunized as quickly as possible.

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New clinicians are having trouble transitioning to the workforce. Patients could pay the price, ECRI warns

Fierce Healthcare

Onboarding new graduates into healthcare has become more difficult following pandemic disruptions and will require greater attention and investment from the industry in order to stem preventable pa | Clinicians-in-training had fewer opportunities for hands-on learning and practice due to the pandemic, which has also driven away many of the experienced (..)

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CDC Investing in the Next Generation of Prevention and Response in States

CDC

Denise Cardo, MD Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The past two years have been an extraordinary time for the U.S. healthcare system and public health.

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Protecting Patients Through Healthcare Resiliency

CDC

Patients and healthcare providers have come to embrace that it is no longer acceptable to view an HAI.

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Protecting Patients Through Healthcare Resiliency

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention introduces a blog authored by Denise Cardo, MD, Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, that addresses the need for more action to reduce infectious disease threats around the world.

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Collette Health Appoints Christine Gall as Chief Nursing Officer

HIT Consultant

In this pivotal role, Gall will be instrumental in furthering Collette Health’s mission of integrating virtual patient safety solutions to prevent falls and adverse events while enhancing patient outcomes. Throughout her distinguished career, Gall has demonstrated a passion for improving healthcare quality, safety, and outcomes.

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CDC Launches Blog Series on Patient Safety

CDC

While many would agree this is accurate, we should take it a step further and define it as “a discipline and a responsibility in the healthcare sector.” Patient safety is an urgent, global public health concern,