608 Preventing Hospital Infections: Key Techniques and Liability Issues – Gwen Rogers
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Hospital-acquired infections can be significant malpractice issues. Gwen Rogers, a nursing expert in epidemiology, shares her knowledge on this subject. She explains how such infections are acquired and emphasizes that handwashing is still the best line of defense. Check out this podcast episode on Preventing Hospital Infections: Key Techniques and Liability Issues.
She provides a long and invaluable list of questions that an LNC should ask about such infections, including several related to IV placement and maintenance and how not following the protocol can cause infections.
Gwen goes into detail about the requirements for a medical center to act as Medicare and Medicaid providers. Such institutions are required to provide data for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Attorneys have access to this information, which includes infection rates.
She further goes into the complexities involved in these calculations and notes that different states have their own standards.
Hospital-acquired infections can be serious, have long-term effects, and sometimes be fatal. Every LNC should be familiar with the nuances of this condition in its various forms.
Here’s What to Expect from the Podcast: Preventing Hospital Infections: Key Techniques and Liability Issues
- What is healthcare-acquired infection, and how do people get it?
- What questions should an LNC ask about hospital-acquired infections?
- How can you find out about the hospital’s record regarding acquired infections?
- What are the “mandatories”?
- How can infections be prevented or alleviated?
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Your Presenter of Preventing Hospital Infections: Key Techniques and Liability Issues – Gwen Rogers
Gwen Rogers is a certified infection preventionist and a Fellow in the Association for Infection Prevention and Epidemiology. She has over 30 years of nursing varied nursing experience most recently as the Director of a epidemiology department in a large teaching facility with over 100 outpatient locations including a separate surgery center. She has lectured, published and consulted on infection prevention issues both locally and nationally across the continuum of care.
Connect with Gwen Rogers by email at grogers@medicalinsightllc.com