Previously, environmentally transmitted diseases have not always been clearly recognized as the serious threat to patient safety that we appreciate today. Emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms ...

Nosocomial infections are infections that are acquired while at a health care facility and are not present at the time of admission. Nosocomial infections are many times also called hospital acquired ...

Infection is a significant problem for many long-term care facilities. Exposure to pathogens such as C. diff., MRSA, influenza and others can be life-threatening for seniors whose immune systems may ...

The ASC Quality Collaboration offers a free toolkit designed to help healthcare organizations boost environmental infection prevention. 1. A checklist of what CMS surveyors are looking for in the ...

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released an interim guidance for environmental infection control in hospitals related to the Ebola virus. In early October, the CDC released ...

Even as the pandemic fades further into the past, other concerns constantly threaten the skilled nursing sector, leading long-term care experts to call for stronger leadership in infection prevention ...

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