Half of patients are uncomfortable with asking their providers to wash their hands, even though most of them are at risk for healthcare-acquired infections, according to a study in the December ...

Although healthcare workers are urged to wash their hands often and hand sanitizer dispensers are everywhere in hospitals, patients are less scrupulous and may be contributing to the spread of ...

Physician compliance with hand hygiene protocols prior to patient examination may improve when physicians are asked to offer hand sanitizer to patients before washing their hands with the sanitizer ...

Hospitalized patients wash their hands infrequently, finds study led by McMaster University researcher Dr. Jocelyn Srigley. They wash about 30 percent of the time while in the washroom, 40 percent ...

A lot of the hand hygiene discussion in healthcare revolves around clinician adherence to hand hygiene protocols, but patients also play an important role in this infection prevention measure. However ...

A video produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging patients to make sure their doctors have washed their hands--but that's the wrong way to go about it, according to an ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although healthcare workers are urged to wash their hands often and hand sanitizer dispensers are everywhere in hospitals, patients are less scrupulous and may be ...