Hospital infection control programs can help healthcare organizations monitor and improve practices, identify risks and proactively establish policies to prevent the spread of infections. Judith ...
Study: Standardized HAI Reporting Could Improve Infection Control Applying standardized definitions and surveillance methods for tracking healthcare-associated infections is the next step in improving ...
Each year, more than two million people contract a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) that can also be antibiotic-resistant. In 2013, these infections resulted in at least 23,000 deaths (CDC). In fact, ...
Researchers say the reduction was influenced by the combined effects of changes in infection prevention and control, ...
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infection preventionists at AdventHealth Celebration doubled their infection control staff over 4 years. This ...
Among healthcare providers, a direct-gloving strategy led to improved adherence and was found to be as safe as the current practice of hand hygiene prior to donning nonsterile gloves, a cluster ...
Infection Control Market Size Outlook 2026-2031: In-House Programs Dominate Service Delivery Mode with 53.40% Share, Reports Mordor Intelligence ...
Recent 11-day closure of endoscopy department confirmed by hospital and OHA officials; free patient testing offered Providence Medford Medical Center and Oregon Health Authority officials this week ...
About one in every 31 hospital patients will pick up an infection in the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New research shows that being prescribed an opioid for ...
Some rooms have been sealed off on a ward for adult bone marrow transplant patients at the Queen Elizabeth University ...
A critical incident due to a norovirus outbreak was declared at East Surrey Hospital on Monday.