Are Handwashing Habits Preventing Infections? The real-time data providing the answer to whether or not care providers were washing their hands long...
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- , February 25, 2020
How Hand Hygiene Tech Improves Antibiotic Stewardship A recent study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology takes a close look at...
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- , January 7, 2020
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study about drug-resistant germs (CDC, 2019) continuing to pose a threat to patient safety...
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- , October 8, 2019
In an acknowledgement of electronic compliance monitoring becoming an “important component of a comprehensive hand hygiene program,” the Leapfrog Group added electronic...
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- , April 23, 2019
Key Tips for Joint Commission Hygiene Standards As of January 1, 2018, if a Joint Commission surveyor sees just one clinician fail...
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- , February 11, 2019
Hospital administrators regularly address questions larger than efficiency and productivity when it comes to helping people live healthier lives. At the same...
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- , December 19, 2018
The Joint Commission’s annual National Patient Safety Goals articulate clear goals around which organizations can organize to increase their patient safety levels...
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- , June 23, 2017
It’s an honor and an accreditation that only 8% of US hospitals can boast: Magnet recognition. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC)...
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- , June 5, 2017
You’ve heard the disheartening statistic: The hand hygiene compliance rate at US hospitals hovers around 40%. Not surprisingly, hospital-acquired infections plague some...
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- , March 30, 2017
Infection Control's Role in Avoiding Lawsuits Read about 6 serious healthcare lawsuits involving infection control failures in U.S. hospitals: It won’t...
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