Five basic approaches can help ambulatory surgical facilities implement infection control best practices, according to expertise from Chuck Peck, MD, managing director of Navigant Consulting and ...

(Updated October 16, 2014) Nurses at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas claim the hospital administration failed to follow basic infection control principles and provided inadequate training ...

Every year, millions of Americans contract infectious diseases that can result in staggering health care costs, reduced workplace productivity and adverse or even fatal outcomes. At a time when new ...

The Infection Control and Prevention micro-credential covers the essential principles of infection prevention and control and their application in long-term care settings. Students earn a digital ...

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to publish this column by Louis DePaola, DDS, on the principles of infection control for handpieces. The handpiece is arguably one of the most essential devices found in a ...

Using their best practice methods for infection control and patient care, Hospital for Special Surgery in New York has helped a new British hospital lower their infection rates and average length of ...

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 ...

As public social distancing policies evolve to control the COVID-19 pandemic, the direct public health role of hospital infection control should also be considered. There is now emerging evidence ...