Research findings call on hospital leaders to take a deeper look at how staff—primarily nurses—interact with patients, to determine a way for...Read More »
Encouraging healthcare workers to get their flu shots has been a patient safety and quality of care issue for years. Mandatory public reporting of...Read More »
Surgical site infections are the most frequently occurring HAI, accounting for one-third of the annual cost or about $3.3 billion. But central...Read More »
Every so often, the topic of steam sterilization comes up when discussing infection control issues. I recently came across a fantastic article in...Read More »
How would you prove that you communicate important quality and patient safety information to the members of the medical staff as well as to...Read More »
All hospitals must evaluate whether or not they are willing and able to accept a large influx of infected patients. If a hospital decides it is...Read More »