Hand Hygiene | 6.16.20
It is well-understood that hand hygiene is one of the most effective strategies to prevent the transmission of infection available...
Hand Hygiene | 6.16.20
Over the last decade, a new hand hygiene compliance monitoring method has gained in popularity: automated or electronic hand hygiene...
Hand Hygiene | 6.15.20
While there are many options available to measure and track hand hygiene compliance, electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring can offer...
Environmental Infection | 6.3.20
As an infection preventionist, maintaining the certification in infection control (CIC) is a critical component in achieving and maintaining credibility...
Decontamination, Disinfection and Sterilization | 11.20.19
Healthcare associated infections cause an undue burden on the U.S. healthcare system with costs in the billions of dollars annually....
Environmental Infection | 9.12.19
This study describes an outbreak of Burkholderia cenocepacia bacteremia in 4 hospitals across Australia between the dates of March 2017...
Environmental Infection | 9.12.19
Transesophageal (TEE) ultrasound probes are expensive, delicate devices that require a certain level of care. Keep your facility’s TEE probes...
Hand Hygiene | 7.8.19
Hand hygiene in healthcare settings is complex and building a high-quality hand hygiene program isn’t easy. Since 2004, The Joint...