International Program Highlight: Visits Highlight the Importance of CDC’s Influenza Activities in India
In August 2011, CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden visited India and saw firsthand CDC’s important work. Dr. Frieden returned with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius in January 2012 to learn more about CDC’s collaborations around influenza surveillance and research in India. (Source: CDC Flu updates)div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Sponsor Message:/i/b Find the best a href=http://www.januarysales.org/ target=_blankJanuary Sales/a in the UK./p/div
CMS adds infection data to Hospital Compare website
The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services a(CMS) announced Tuesday it will add hospital infection rate data to its consumer website, Hospital Compare.
CMS said it is adding information on central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), the most serious of all healthcare-associated infections, resulting in thousands of deaths each year and nearly $700 million in added costs to the U.S. healthcare system.
[See also: U.S. healthcare performance score declines.]
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