Infection Control

Over the next couple of months, several Joint Commission programs, standards, and updates will go into effect. Here is a brief overview of some...Read More »

As hospitals prepare for more rigorous Joint Commission standard, Mayo Clinic shows how regimented approach can reduce rates...Read More »

Despite the efforts of CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services, the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) is on...Read More »

Hospitals must implement additional measures to scope reprocessing procedures amid ongoing safety concern regarding instrumentation, according...Read More »

In April, a Pennsylvania patient was being treated for a urinary tract infection when her physicians discovered she had a strain of colistin-...Read More »

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is still investigating four deaths caused by mold infections at UPMC, its “Notes from...Read More »

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that it was cancelling the recall of 2,800 Custom Ultrasonics automated endoscope...Read More »

Reusable medical devices carry a special risk of infection if they aren't properly reprocessed and sterilized. This fact was...Read More »

Updated infection control guidelines released by the CDC in February indicate hospitals are making strides to prevent common infections.Read More »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is attempting to develop better methods of measuring and reporting data on catheter-...Read More »