Posts by virgie.fields
Selective and Cascade Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Results – A Survey Among Facilities Submitting Data to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Antimicrobial Resistance Option
Virgie Fields, Amy Webb, Laura Blum, and Malissa Mojica co-authored the poster Susceptibility Results – A Survey Among Facilities Submitting Data to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Antimicrobial Resistance Option. This poster was presented at the CSTE conference.
Read MoreUse of Antivirals for COVID-19 in Acute Care Hospitals Reporting to the NHSN AU Option
Virgie Fields, Amy Webb, Laura Blum, and Malissa Mojica co-authored a poster Selective and Cascade Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Results—A Survey Among Facilities Submitting Data to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Antimicrobial Resistance Option and presented it at this year’s CSTE conference.
Read MoreChange a Life, Be a Mentor: My Mentorship Experience
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week: Moving Forward from COVID-19
Health Data Literacy: A Story is Worth 1,000 Data Points
October is Health Literacy Month! Health literacy seems more important now than ever, with multiple sources identifying poor health literacy as a barrier to COVID-19 response efforts. John Zarocostas identified COVID-19 as an “infodemic” as much as a pandemic.
Read MoreThe Group that Studies Together Stays Together: Group Learning for Professional Development
6 Tips to Stay Sane While Working from Home
Advice from the Work from Home “Experts” at Lantana Consulting Group Lantana’s employees always work remotely, since 2005. After all that time working from home, we have some advice to share in light of the remote work mandates sweeping the nation due to COVID-19. 1. Get ready for work in the morning We’ll admit it:…
Read MoreU.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week: An Update on the Antimicrobial Use Option
Lessons Learned from Validation of Electronically-Submitted National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option Data
Public Health Analyst Series: Laura’s Journey
The me of ten years ago never would have predicted the career that I have now. Ten years ago, I was majoring in mathematics and economics at the University of California San Diego, on track to become a retirement actuary. I took a class on the US healthcare system to fulfill one of my general education requirements, and the professor assigned us a paper on a local healthcare organization of our choice.
Read MorePublic Health Analysts: Who We Are and What We Do
Public health professionals generally have, at minimum, a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from a program that includes a wide variety of concentrations such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, hospital administration, and environmental health. People often associate public health with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but professionals with MPH degrees can…
Read MorePatient-Generated Health Data and EHR Integration
The PGHD Revolution With the rise in popularity of mobile health apps and wearable technology, the volume of patient-generated health data (PGHD) is rapidly outpacing providers’ ability to incorporate it into care. In fact, almost half of U.S. smart phone owners report using a mobile health tracking app. These new technologies create data that health…
Read More2017 Annual Retreat: My First Week at Lantana
I started a new job last month, joining Lantana Consulting Group as a Public Health Analyst, and my first week there was a little out of the ordinary. Lantana is a distributed company, which makes it easier to hire the best people no matter where they live. The tricky part of working remotely, with no…
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