A hand hygiene joint project between the Department of Veterans Affairs and 3M produced a number of valuable tools that used the Six Sigma process, including a free, downloadable questionnaire for ...

The ASC Quality Collaboration is a nonprofit organization of industry leaders devoted to advancing ASC quality through public reporting and measurement. “Hand Hygiene: What CMS Surveyors Are Looking ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hand hygiene is described by many health care workers as the single most important tool in preventing the spread ...

In mid-February, the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville launched a pilot program to test out a new hand hygiene compliance system. Physicians, nurses, therapists and environmental ...

Daily wellness goals and habits can be among the most powerful weapons around when it comes to protecting your health. From exercising and avoiding tobacco to eating well and preventing excess weight, ...

Hospital-acquired infections affect approximately 440,000 patients each year in the U.S., costing roughly $10 billion a year. Largely preventable, healthcare organizations across the country have long ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles in which we will bring in an expert to address some of the misinformation we have read in various social ...

A World Health Organization (WHO) hand hygiene program increased hand hygiene compliance in healthcare workers from 51.0% to 67.2%, according to the results of a quasi-experiment conducted at 6 pilot ...

Rubbing hands with ethanol-based sanitizers should provide a formidable defense against infection from flu viruses, which can thrive and spread in saliva and mucus. But new findings challenge that ...

BioVigil’s electronic badge in use. At Parker Health Group facilities, they knew full well what just about everyone knows in long-term care: You better have your infection control protocols up to par ...