Public Policy
Read up-to-date news on government affairs and advocacy efforts relevant to the field of infection prevention.
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05/02/2012
CMS releases FY 2013 IPPS proposed rule
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05/01/2012
CDC confirms safe injection practices guidelines
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04/30/2012
APIC provides comments on federal EHR incentive program
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04/26/2012
CMS releases list of hospitals selected for FY 2014 CLABSI validation
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04/25/2012
APIC and SHEA submit joint testimony to Senate on infection prevention priorities
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04/20/2012
CDC releases report documenting continued decline in CLABSIs and CAUTIs
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04/19/2012
HHS releases latest draft of the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination
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04/16/2012
CMS publishes final rule on updates to Medicare Advantage and long-term care facilities' Conditions of Participation
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04/16/2012
FDA asks industry to take steps to promote the judicious use of antibiotics
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04/12/2012
CMS to begin CLABSI validation under the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program
