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Eloquest Webinar: Hospital Onset Bacteremia & Fungemia (HOB): A New Hospital Onset Infection Metric
Event Start Date: 2025-04-15 2:00 PM
Event End Date: 2025-04-15 3:00 PM
Hospital Onset Bacteremia & Fungemia (HOB): A New Hospital Onset Infection Metric
Presenter: Kim Delahanty, BSN, PHN, MBA, HCM, CIC, FAPIC
Join us for an enlightening webinar as we explore the potential inclusion of Hospital Onset Bacteremia (HOB) as a new quality metric by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This session will provide an in-depth look at HOB, its sources, strategies for prevention, and its broader implications in healthcare. Participants will gain insight into the prevalence and impact of HOB on patient outcomes and how various hospital roles, including physicians, nurses, infection control specialists, and administrators, can collaborate to effectively address this issue.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the definition of HOB
- Describe the prevention measures of HOB
- Identify the upcoming surveillance protocols for HOB
- Identify how various healthcare associated infections contribute to HOB
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