Infection Control

As part of its ongoing mission to eliminate needlestick and sharps injuries in healthcare, Safe in Common has issued the "Top 10...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 »

Imagine a patient is admitted to your hospital from a trauma unit. A history is taken, multiple staff members evaluate her, and...Read More »

Patient falls are often associated with elderly patients, but as one hospital experienced firsthand, postpartum women recovering...Read More »

Like Franklin Woods Community Hospital (see p. 7), Sycamore Shoals Hospital (SSH) in Elizabethton, Tenn., a Mountain States...Read More »

A podcast from The Joint Commission on key learnings from the SSI Change Project and The Joint Commission Implementation Guide for NPSG 07.05.01...Read More »

If a member of the voluntary medical staff is exposed to a communicable disease while caring for a patient at your facility, do you have any...Read More »

Loyola University Medical Center endured its share of objections from healthcare workers who did not want to be vaccinated against influenza. But...Read More »