Hospital infection control programs can help healthcare organizations monitor and improve practices, identify risks and proactively establish policies to prevent the spread of infections. Judith ...

Protecting residents staff ratings requires four actionable infection control steps to improve safety, compliance and operational performance in ...

A deadly fungus spreading at an alarming rate in U.S. health facilities has exposed the broader problem of how patient safety is jeopardized by underfunded and understaffed infection-prevention ...

U.S. hospitals made gains to reduce healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) but saw patient experiences further deteriorate in the latest release of an independent watchdog’s twice-yearly safety report.

Swabs taken from coffeemakers in German hospital offices and break rooms, and in workers' homes, tested positive for several important pathogens, researchers found. But the investigators also found ...

Hospital-acquired infections, which became substantially more common during the pandemic, have returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from a patient safety watchdog group. It's key ...

Members of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) voted Friday to defend what some have called weak standards of infection control for healthcare settings, agreeing ...

Five medical organizations are recommending updated best practices for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings. The recommendations emphasize the importance of healthy skin ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infection preventionists at AdventHealth Celebration doubled their infection control staff over 4 years. This ...

New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.

Recent 11-day closure of endoscopy department confirmed by hospital and OHA officials; free patient testing offered Providence Medford Medical Center and Oregon Health Authority officials this week ...