Oncology clinics traditionally house some of the most vulnerable patients when it comes to contracting dangerous infections, further compounding the already debilitating effects of cancer treatments like chemotherapy. Because of this, it's doubly important that oncology clinics...
Most hospitals have created some sort of campaign to raise levels of hand hygiene compliance-from creating signs and uploading sing-along viral videos to deploying "secret shoppers" around the nation to sneakily observe who may or may not be washing their hands.
The Affordable Care Act required the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a National Quality Strategy that would make care safe, effective, and affordable.
The Joint Commission has just released a new R3 report examining the 2012 National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) related to catheter-associated urinary tract infections, or CAUTI.
Wash your hands. It's a message that infection control (IC) professionals cannot stress enough, yet caregivers can become unknowingly complacent in their hand hygiene routines, easily becoming deliverers of harm without even realizing it.
In a recent announcement, The Joint Commission has urged hospitals and other accredited organizations to review their sterilization and high-level disinfection (HLD) processes in detail.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 8
In the May issue of The Joint Commission Perspectives™, The Joint Commission lists top standard compliance issues for 2010. And just like in previous years, infection control (IC) standards can be found among the top 10 most frequently cited standards among hospitals,...
