In June, The Joint Commission made several changes to its catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG...Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced ambitious new targets for reducing healthcare-acquired infections (HAI) by...Read More »
A deadly infection that has lingered throughout healthcare for the last several decades is finding a foothold at the national level thanks to...Read More »
After the October 2014 outbreak of Ebola in the U.S. led to several life-threatening cases in U.S. hospitals, it became apparent that many healthcare workers don't follow proper PPE protocol.
Patient safety and infection control experts commonly refer to hand hygiene as the simplest, most effective way to prevent disease transmission...Read More »
The Joint Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working on a new initiative to improve infection control in...Read More »
Many hospitals have focused on improving their culture of safety through a patient safety culture survey provided to staff members. But according...Read More »
