Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) generate direct costs to U.S. hospitals estimated in the tens of billions annually.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every 20 hospitalized patients will contract a healthcare-associated infection. The spread of these infections, however, can be ...

The best way to show the federal government takes seriously the importance of infection control in nursing homes, especially in the wake of the pandemic, is to require a full-time specialist. That’s ...

Here are six things ASCs should do internally and externally to further perfect their already existing infection control programs. 1. Educate patients. Although there is a myriad of best practices for ...

A free guide on infection prevention in emergency medical services is available from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. The guide includes infection prevention ...

Surgeon volume may not impact infection risk in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty, according to results ...

SEMBACH, Germany – A select group of Army dentists, enlisted dental specialists and civilian dental staff assigned to the Rhineland-Pfalz Dental Activity recently took part in specialized training ...

Carol Blanar, RN, CNOR, executive director of the Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgical Centers, shares six ways Indiana ASCs can strengthen their infection control programs right now. 1. Appoint ...

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) and the International College of Dentists (ICD) have signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines a formal collaboration between the ...

DEMONSTRATIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TODD: A PASSENGER INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS IS BEING ISOLATED AFTER LANDING AT PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL ON A JETBLUE FLIGHT. THE PLANE WAS ON THE TARMAC FOR HOURS.