Infection Control

Fujifilm Medical Systems issued revised reprocessing instructions late last month for Model ED-530XT duodenoscopes, according to a safety...Read More »

A new Senate committee report has tripled the number of confirmed Olympus scope infections to 142. Industrywide, 250 patients have contracted ARIs...Read More »

A new study published in The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that infectious diseases are now the leading cause of...Read More »

A new Los Angeles Times report alleges that device maker Olympus Corp. knew about the risk of infection in its duodenoscopes for three...Read More »

More cases of a dangerous strain of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have been reported in the U.S. the Centers for Disease Control...Read More »

The Department of Health & Human Services released a study showing that the rate Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs) has leveled off after...Read More »

Last month, the FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a safety communication concerning Nontuberculous...Read More »

The Joint Commission seeks comments from healthcare facilities about a proposed standard that would require organizations to establish...Read More »

Last month, the FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a safety communication concerning Nontuberculous mycobacterium...Read More »

When The Joint Commission announced its proposed changes to NPSG.07.06.01 in September, it's likely that they were met with more shrugged...Read More »