Hand Hygiene | 8.1.17
Healthcare has been using the current gold standard for hand hygiene compliance monitoring, direct observation, for decades. The status quo ...
HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 10.26.16
Learn more about preventing transmission of clostridium difficile in healthcare settings.
...Health Information Technology | 10.25.16
Clinical decision support (CDS) systems are an increasingly used form of technology designed to guide health care providers toward established...
Health Information Technology | 10.25.16
This glossary of terms is a primer on the vocabulary information technology professionals use and with which infection preventionists should...
Health Information Technology | 10.25.16
Health information technology (IT) includes a wide variety of technologies, services, and products, including electronic health records (EHRs), e-surveillance technology,...
HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 9.30.16
Although the past few decades have seen progress in healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention, these infections still affect about one out...
Decontamination, Disinfection and Sterilization | 9.30.16
Hospital outbreaks are reported more often in the medical literature than outbreaks in the long-term care (LTC)/behavioral health setting. By...
Health Information Technology | 9.30.16
Evaluating research studies and incorporating the results of research findings into the practice of infection prevention and control are core...