Are Handwashing Habits Preventing Infections? The real-time data providing the answer to whether or not care providers were washing their hands long...

How Hand Hygiene Tech Improves Antibiotic Stewardship A recent study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology takes a close look at...

A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study about drug-resistant germs (CDC, 2019) continuing to pose a threat to patient safety...

In an acknowledgement of electronic compliance monitoring becoming an “important component of a comprehensive hand hygiene program,” the Leapfrog Group added electronic...

Key Tips for Joint Commission Hygiene Standards As of January 1, 2018, if a Joint Commission surveyor sees just one clinician fail...

Hospital administrators regularly address questions larger than efficiency and productivity when it comes to helping people live healthier lives. At the same...

The Joint Commission’s annual National Patient Safety Goals articulate clear goals around which organizations can organize to increase their patient safety levels...

It’s an honor and an accreditation that only 8% of US hospitals can boast: Magnet recognition. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC)...

You’ve heard the disheartening statistic: The hand hygiene compliance rate at US hospitals hovers around 40%. Not surprisingly, hospital-acquired infections plague some...

Infection Control's Role in Avoiding Lawsuits Read about 6 serious healthcare lawsuits involving infection control failures in U.S. hospitals:   It won’t...