Hospital infection control programs can help healthcare organizations monitor and improve practices, identify risks and proactively establish policies to prevent the spread of infections. Judith ...

There is a direct correlation between how well an infection prevention program is staffed and a facility’s rate of infection. Your reaction might be “duh,” but the scientific proof was elusive — until ...

Each year, more than two million people contract a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) that can also be antibiotic-resistant. In 2013, these infections resulted in at least 23,000 deaths (CDC). In fact, ...

Despite hospitals' best infection control efforts, a small portion of COVID-19 patients in the U.S. are contracting the virus inside healthcare facilities, according to CDC data obtained by The Wall ...

As many as 70 percent of healthcare-acquired infections may be preventable with current evidence-based strategies, says Craig A. Umscheid, MD, assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new chapter of a compendium for infection prevention guidance teaches hospitals how to implement the guidance.

The Society for Health care Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Diseases Society of ...

The need for capable healthcare staff was an urgent concern for me as my surgery for a major medical condition was placed on hold. This occurred in September 2021, at the height of the Delta surge, ...

Patients seeking treatment at AAR Hospital are benefiting from enhanced safety, strengthened quality assurance systems, and improved clinical outcomes ...