This article is written by Gordon C. Merrick, MBA, Project Manager, Advantage Healthcare SystemsOne of the most common deficiencies listed in Medicare, state and accreditation surveys is not having an ...

A third component of a successful infection control program is the implementation of evidence-based practices into daily facility activities. In general, the core of these requirements in ...

A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control examined the perceived impact of state-mandated healthcare-associated infection laws on infection prevention and control departments.

Disinfectants are used extensively for surface cleaning, floor cleaning, and equipment cleaning in critical care units and ...

Incentivizing infection control via subsidies could help encourage regional spending healthcare infection control activities, according to a paper published in the Proceedings of the National ...

"Improvements in communicating and ensuring engagement in best practices are needed when it comes to DWL infection control," wrote the authors, led by Rashad Vinh of the ADA Science and Research ...

Kingston, ON – Infection prevention and control resources and programming in Canadian long-term care facilities fall short of recommended standards, a new Queen's University study shows. Led by ...

Beverly Robins RN, BSN, MBA, is director of accreditation services for the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. Ms. Robins joined HFAP in October. She most recently served as director of ...

Infection preventionists' awareness of and engagement in health information exchange to improve public health surveillance. American Journal of Infection Control, 2013; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.10.022 ...

She had a high fever and an infection caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria called CRE (carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae). The irony of modern health care is this.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly 200 long-term care facilities in Ohio that were hit with fines for inadequate infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic also got federal incentive payments worth ...