Join Andrew Nobilini from ProEdge Dental Water Labs and Kellie Thimmes from SafeLink Consulting as they tackle the question of how to make infection control practices stick at the office level.

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 ...

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, ...

This HealthLeaders podcast focuses on several infection prevention topics, including respiratory virus season, emerging pathogen considerations, and healthcare-acquired conditions. Health systems and ...

A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years. The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection ...

Five medical organizations are recommending updated best practices for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings. The recommendations emphasize the importance of healthy skin ...

U.S. hospitals made gains to reduce healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) but saw patient experiences further deteriorate in the latest release of an independent watchdog’s twice-yearly safety report.

The hospital has not had a central line-associated bloodstream infection or a catheter-associated urinary tract infection in the past eight months. AdventHealth Celebration hospital has made gains by ...

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An innovative approach to cleaning has enabled Akron Children’s Hospital to substantially reduce surgical site infections in operating rooms. Through a collaboration with Hudson-based ForTec Medical, ...

On the 12th, the Public Medical Headquarters of Naeun Hospital, a regional medical institution in the northwestern part of ...

Nosocomial infections are infections that develop while a person is receiving medical attention. Examples include pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs) and gastrointestinal (GI) infections. The ...