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

As patient safety declines amid the pandemic, the U.S. must rebuild a healthcare delivery system in which safety is embedded in every step of a process, with clear metrics that are aggregated, ...

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 11: Health Minister Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi emphasized that investing in infection control programs is the most ...

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology recently published new guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes.

Brenda Mastopietro, president of Arizona Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and chief nursing officer for Banner Surgery Centers, shares five best practices ASCs can adopt to build more robust and ...

Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, and Jill Marsteller, PhD, MPP, are calling on physicians to be more involved and lead quality improvement efforts in their respective healthcare settings, according to an ...

One of our industry’s many lessons from the pandemic is the importance of balancing infection prevention and control with residents’ quality of life. However, a lesson learned isn’t always a problem ...

The incidence of surgical site infections after an operation is an important quality indicator for hospitals. An overview from six European countries published in 2017 documented increased costs and, ...

Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi affirmed that investing in infection prevention and control programs is the most prudent and impactful form of investment, as it serves as a strong line of ...

Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process, federal officials announced in a memo to state directors Wednesday. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns ...