Maryland hospital safety experts are looking at a new standard for many preventive infections and mishaps that can harm the most vulnerable patients: zero.
“Zero is the answer. It?s been a tremendous cultural change in this state,” said Dr. Bill Minogue, director of the Maryland Patient Safety Center. “We?ve almost eliminated central line [IV] infections in the state. It?s been zero in many hospitals for many, many months.”
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