Acute care Articles

COVID-19 | 5.11.20

GHX COVID-19 Information Center: Actionable Insights, Tools

GHX has created the COVID-19 Information Center to deliver the insights, data and tools to help healthcare providers,...

Environmental Infection | 12.19.17

The Imperative of Mattress Cover Integrity for Survey Readiness and Infection Prevention

Mattress covers in healthcare facilities are frequently damaged. Studies have shown that more than 26% of mattresses are damaged. The...

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 8.30.17

Treat the Patient, Not the Poo: C. difficile Clinician Education Tools

Testing only appropriate patient specimens for C. difficile can have a drastic impact on a facility’s C. difficile rates, but it...

Health Information Technology | 10.25.16

Studies on Nurse Staffing and Health Care – Associated Infection: Methodologic Challenges and Potential Solutions

National efforts to promote an HER may offer solutions for future studies by providing more comprehensive data on HAIs and...