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2022 healthcarehygienemagazine
BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN INFECTION PREVENTION / EPIDEMIOLOGY , SCIENTIFIC R & D , MANUFACTURING AND REGULATORY / COMPLIANCE vol . 4 no . 5 contents
Cover Story
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Clinicians and Value Analysis Professionals Can Drive Product Evaluation Within the Framework of Quality and Safety By Kelly M . Pyrek
Feature
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The Rise and Fall of COVID-Era Hand Hygiene Compliance By Kelly M . Pyrek
on the cover
See page 12 for our cover story on how critical it is for infection prevention to collaborate with healthcare value analysis to ensure good patient outcomes .
Columns
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’ s Letter
Hospitals Were Unexpectedly Nimble in Translating Evidence During the Pandemic By Kelly M . Pyrek
the Microscope
A Fundamental Consideration for Effective Healthcare Hygiene – Microbial Pathogenicity By Paul J . Pearce , PhD
Infection Prevention
How Can We Connect the Dots Between a Missed Hand Hygiene Opportunity and Subsequent Patient Harm ? By Barbara DeBaun , MSN , RN , CIC
Healthcare Value Analysis
Value Analysis Manages a Hand Hygiene Conversion with the Development of a Conversion Toolkit By Kimberly Miner , RN , MSN , MHA
Patient Safety & Quality
The Journey to Zero CLABSI and CAUTI Infections : Is It Possible ? By J . Hudson Garrett Jr ., PhD , MSN , MPH , MBA , FNP-BC , IP-BC , PLNC , CFER , AS-BC , VA-BC , BC-MSLcert™ , NCEE , NREMT , MSL-BC , DICO-C , TR-C , CPPS , CPHQ , CPXP , FACDONA , FAAPM , FNAP , FSHEA , FIDSA
Vascular Access Infection Prevention
Teaming up for Improved Outcomes By Michelle DeVries , MPH , CIC , VA-BC
Sterile Processing
A Case for Cost Analysis and SBARs : Ensuring SPD Gets What It Needs By Julie E . Williamson
Long-Term Care Infection Prevention
Normalizing Deviant Behavior in Healthcare By Cindy Fronning , RN , GERO-BC , IP-BC , AS-BC , RAC-CT , CDONA , FACDONA