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RadarFind Location System Tracks Temperature

The new Real Time Location System (RTLS) launched by RadarFind incorporates temperature sensing along with RFID tools. The added feature to monitor temperature can further leverage system utility to protect patient safety and control equipment costs. more...

June 13, 2008 Related topics: Product Launches, Wireless, New Technology & Innovation, Laboratory Equipment, Quality, Safety, Errors, Hygiene & Cleanliness

Cardinal’s Infection Tracking System Expanded, Launched in Alabama

The MedMined application available from Cardinal Health has been expanded to allow facilities to compare their rates of hospital-acquired infections with other institutions. The company issued a press release describing the new tool, as well as sharing news of system deployment at 46 hospitals across Alabama. more...

May 5, 2008 Related topics: Hygiene & Cleanliness, IT & software

Alcohol-Based Hand Gels Insufficient in Preventing Infection Transmission

A forthcoming article from the American Medical Association News notes that data does not support use of alcohol-based...

New Sterilization-Friendly RFID Tag Introduced

To expand the utility of RFID tags used with tools and devices that require sterilization, Awarepoint introduced a...

Costs Associated with C. diff in Medical Patients

The January issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases includes an article that details the additional patient care costs associated...

New Latex Glove Approved by FDA

A new latex glove, the Yulex Patient Examination Glove, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This...

C. diff Rates Rising, AHRQ Reports

The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (H-CUP), an entity of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, just...

Angiotech 5-FU Catheter to Reduce Infections Approved

The new 5-Fluorouracil-coated (5-FU) Central Venous Catheter (CVC), manufactured by Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, received marketing approval (pdf) by the...

PA Posts Rate of HAIs

A new report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council details the rate of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs)...

BD Wins Design Award for Catheter that Reduces Contamination Risk

The BD Venflon Pro Safety IV Catheter received a red dot: best of the best award. The international...

Study Assesses BDGeneOhm MRSA Test, Endorses Mass Screening

A study recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine indicates that Becton, Dickson and Company’s test to...

Mass Screening for MRSA Not Cost-Effective

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that completing screening of all patients...