Infection Control Today: Features/Columns

Although hand hygiene has been the target of continuous scrutiny, study and awareness campaigns, Erasmus, et al. (2010) say that substantial and lasting effects on compliance rates has been minimal. As healthcare institutions continue to wrestle with this issue, ...More

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Posted in Articles, Hand Hygiene

Asking the Right Questions Guides Solutions to Improving Cleanliness

If we look at the current state of environmental hygiene, what we need to ask ourselves is, “Why is cleanliness still such a problem?” In the past, hospitals have measured cleanliness using patient satisfaction survey responses. There are several pros and cons of this ...More

5 days ago

Posted in Articles, Environmental Hygiene

IAHCSMM, States Making Headway on CSSD Certification Efforts

The central sterile supply (CSS) discipline is ever-evolving and routinely faces new technology, instrumentation and standards. Staying abreast of these changes is a pervasive challenge, yet is essential for ensuring quality in the central sterile supply department (CSSD), ...More

4 weeks ago

Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization

Environmentally Friendly ... To Whom?

Marketing trends follow social trends; the language of the marketers is shaped to appeal to the popular interest. Awareness has grown in recent decades about the influence of hazardous chemicals on the environment and on human health. ...More

4 weeks ago

Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization

FDA, AAMI Examine Medical Device Reprocessing Issues

Reprocessing medical devices is an intricate, complicated task, and lapses in infection prevention practices can lead to poor patient outcomes and infections. Cognizant of these implications and the role that medical device preprocessing plays in the larger healthcare ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization, Policies and Practice

OSHA Explores Infectious Exposure Issues

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is continuing to examine occupational exposure to infectious agents in healthcare settings, and members of the infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology communities are weighing in with their perspectives as ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in Articles, Policies and Practice, PPE & Standard Precautions

NHSN Reporting: A Q&A with Linda R. Greene, RN, MPS, CIC

To gain perspective on what NHSN reporting means to infection preventionists (IPs), ICT consulted Linda R. Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, the director of infection prevention for Rochester General Health System in Rochester, N.Y. ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in Articles, Policies and Practice

Immediate-Use Steam Sterilization: Best Practices

Immediate-use steam sterilization, formally referred to as flash sterilization, is currently a topic getting much attention by operating room and sterile processing personnel across the country. ...More

December 19, 2011

Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization

Survey of Infection Preventionists Reveals Education Needs

We conducted a survey of ICT readers to better understand the education needs of infection preventionists. ...More

December 14, 2011

Posted in Articles, Policies and Practice

Driving Down VAP Rates: One Hospital's Success Story

Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minn., stands out among its peers. The 271-bed hospital, part of Allina Hospitals and Clinics, has nearly wiped out cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) among its intensive care unit (ICU) patients. ...More

December 7, 2011

Posted in Articles, Policies and Practice

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