Clinical Research

 
  • First page of a 2022 SHEA/IDSA/APIC practice recommendation on preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals

    Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update…

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  • CMS Fiscal Year 2026 Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program fact sheet outlining included safety measures and 1% Medicare payment reductions for worst-performing hospitals

    The HAC Reduction Program is a Medicare value-based purchasing program that reduces payments to hospitals based on their performance on measures of hospital-acquired conditions…

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  • January/February 2024 Journal of Infusion Nursing cover featuring “Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice.”

    The Infusion Therapy and Vascular Access Standards of Practice helps define safe, consistent, and evidence-based care…

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  • Cover page of an International Journal of Infectious Diseases article on preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections

    Preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections: A position paper of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2024 update…

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  • Journal article page titled “Bacterial transfer and biofilm formation in needleless connectors in a clinically simulated in vitro catheter model,” with author names and abstract.

    Bacterial transfer and biofilm formation in needleless connectors in a clinically simulated in vitro catheter model…

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  • Journal of Vascular Access research article titled “Choice of needleless connector technology as a risk reduction strategy for catheter-related bloodstream infection, mortality, and cost: A secondary data analysis,” by Marcia Ryder and Jason Battle.

    Choice of needleless connector technology as a risk reduction strategy for catheter related bloodstream infection, mortality, and cost: A secondary data analysis…

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