Infection Control

Q: During our recent survey, a surveyor sited open flash pans poststerilization being transported without a cover. How can I clarify this...Read More »

True or False: Hospitals do not need to provide influenza vaccine to the voluntary medical staff.Read More »

Have you heard about the new award sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Association for Professionals in Infection...Read More »

Recognizing that the healthcare sector produces a vast amount of waste and hazards to the environment, more healthcare facilities...Read More »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced good news for healthcare-associated infections:Read More »

True or False: Evidence-based medicine should be the basis for all infection control policies and procedures.Read More »

The Joint Commission requires healthcare facilities to train employees annually. Part of that training includes best practices for infection...Read More »

The National Quality Forum (NQF) recently endorsed two outcomes-based measures from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical...Read More »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the arrival of "Get Smart About Antibiotics Week" (observed November 14-20, 2011)...Read More »

After reading this article, you will be able to:

• Identify the three silos NUMC
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