In May 2017, the CDC released its new guideline for surgical site infection (SSI) prevention, the first such update since the turn of the century...Read More »
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 »
