Hospitals nationwide continue to see a rise in HAIs, and technologies to aid infection control are increasingly coming on scene to help, but one nurse says that a combination of going “back to basics” ...

Researchers say the same team-building and problem-solving skills individuals foster while playing escape room simulation games can be used to help healthcare staff improve their adherence to ...

The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC) and Office of Education, both within the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH), have collaborated to develop and launch ...

Each year, approximately 5 million patients in the United States receive treatment that includes the insertion of a medical device such as a catheter, which puts them at increased risk of potentially ...

The workshop was organised as per the directives of National Programme on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by the National ...

Healthcare-associated infections place a considerable burden on hospitals and health systems by way of patient morbidity and care costs. Surgical site infections, one of the most prevalent HAIs, often ...

More prudent use of antibiotics combined with infection control techniques like hand-washing greatly reduces the incidence of dangerous hospital infections and antimicrobial resistance, new research ...

Here are five key points for ASCs to focus on for accreditation in 2017 from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities. 1. The most consistent and apparent area for ...

Q: More and more my nurses use touch screens for medical records (and also the time clock). How do you suggest cleaning these to prevent the spread of infection? A: The first thing you should do is ...

For the third installment in this series, The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities will continue the discussion on the importance of keeping up-to-date records of ...