Study examines patient deaths tied to hospital linens

April 22, 2014
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
Infection Control

Five children died at a New Orleans hospital from a fungus infection believed to have been spread by hospital linens.
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Rhode Island hospital found in violation of infection control policies

April 8, 2014
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
Infection Control

The Rhode Island Department of Health has ordered Rhode Island Hospital to make corrections after it was found to violate its own...Read More »

Staff Challenge: Infection Control

April 1, 2014
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
Infection Control

Hospitals should focus their infection control and prevention activities on the areas that pose the highest risk to the institution and...Read More »

CDC: Hospital-acquired infections are declining, but still dangerous

April 1, 2014
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
Infection Control

A new study found that hospitals are making progress in reducing infection rates, but estimated that nearly 650,000 patients per year...Read More »

SHEA guidance document reviews HCW attire and its impact on infection control

April 1, 2014
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14 Issue 4
Infection Control

Between hand hygiene, sterile practices, environmental cleaning, and a host of other infection control best practices, the...Read More »

CDC report encourages antibiotic stewardship to prevent HAIs

March 11, 2014
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
Infection Control

A new CDC report provides guidance for hospitals on proper antibiotic prescribing practices.Read More »

Study: Stethoscopes may spread bacteria

March 4, 2014
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
Infection Control

A new study found that physicians’ stethoscopes have the potential to spread germs from patient to patient.Read More »

Mattress covers: Avoiding risk of patient infections

March 1, 2014
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25 Issue 3
Infection Control

After reading this article, you will be able to: Read More »

New tactics for hand hygiene compliance

March 1, 2014
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25 Issue 3
Infection Control

After reading this article, you will be able to: Read More »

Stanford study finds checklist use reduces HAI rate

February 25, 2014
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
Infection Control

A study found that using a computerized safety checklist that pulls information from electronic medical records led to a drop in a serious...Read More »

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