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APIC Provides Free Endoscopy Webinar for ASCA Members

More than two years after Medicare's revised Conditions for Coverage (CfC) for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) went into effect, some endoscopy ASCs still have questions about the best ways to comply with the new infection control standards. Join the Association for ...More
September 21, 2011
Posted in News
Inexpensive Infection Control Measures Could Save Thousands of Lives, Billions of Dollars

A new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers finds that adopting an inexpensive set of infection prevention and control measures could potentially save many thousands of lives and billions of dollars. The study appears in the September 2011 issue ...More
September 8, 2011
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, Infections & Pathogens, Policies and Practice
Infection Prevention in Outpatient, LTC Facilities

As healthcare delivery evolves, institutions and systems are expanding their campuses to include ambulatory and long-term care facilities. And for infection preventionists working in stand-alone facilities, they must stay up to date on infection prevention imperatives. ...More
July 19, 2011
Posted in Articles, Infections & Pathogens
New Assessment Tool Improves Infection Control in Developing Countries

The burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is large in developing countries, and there is an urgent need to improve HAI prevention in these nations. In a presentation at the International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC) held in Geneva, ...More
July 5, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Aims to Reduce Risk of Wrong-Site Surgery

Healthcare professionals and patients all agree that wrong-site surgery is a serious and preventable adverse event that should never happen. Although reporting is not mandatory in most states, some estimates put the national incidence rate, which includes wrong patient, ...More
June 29, 2011
Posted in News
Joint ASHE, APIC and SHEA Response to Electronic Faucet Technology is Issued

Evaluating technology used in the healthcare environment is critical to advancing the use of electronic tools and ultimately improving patient care and safety. One such tool that has become prevalent in U.S. healthcare systems is the sensor-regulated faucet. Recent ...More
June 24, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Expert Suggests Strategies for HAI Prevention

ICT spoke with David J. Weber, MD, MPH, of the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, to gain his perspectives on a number of important issues relating to the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Q: ...More
May 17, 2011
Posted in Articles
VA Infection Control Practices Featured in New England Journal of Medicine

A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) initiative that reduced the global healthcare issue of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections by more than 60 percent in intensive care units (ICU) across the nation is featured in the latest issue of the New ...More
April 14, 2011
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
Hands-Free Electronic Water Faucets Found to be a Hindrance in Hospital Infection Control

A study of newly installed, hands-free faucets at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, all equipped with the latest electronic-eye sensors to automatically detect hands and dispense preset amounts of water, shows they were more likely to be contaminated with one of the most common ...More
March 31, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Experts Agree U.S. Needs to Step Up Infection Control Efforts, Starting With Hand Hygiene Practices

U.S. healthcare facilities are grossly underperforming in hand hygiene compliance, which could impact healthcare-associated infections and patient safety, said two of the world's foremost experts on infection prevention and hand hygiene. Speaking last week before more than ...More
March 17, 2011
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene