Infection Control Articles by Topic: Healthcare Acquired Infections

Surgical checklist reduces deaths

• Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 3, January 21, 2009

  A 19-item safety checklist used by surgical teams does what it is intended: reduces complications...

Need for increased IC measures in ambulatory care settings cited

• Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 1, January 7, 2009

  Unsafe injection practices were responsible for 33 outbreaks of hepatitis B (HBV) or C (HBC) virus...

Tip of the week: Double check disinfection machines for endoscopes

• Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 1, January 7, 2009

  A Las Vegas outpatient surgery center is notifying patients that time settings on machines used to...

Scotland's healthcare workers have new uniforms and dress code

• Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 13, December 24, 2008

  Soon physicians in Scotland’s hospitals won’t be wearing the traditional white coat...

European hospitals also fight HAIs

• Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 12, December 17, 2008

  U.S. hospitals are not alone in their battle to prevent healthcare-acquired conditions.

Tip of the week: Pay attention to sink design and placement

• Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 12, December 17, 2008

  The design and placement of handwashing sinks in the rooms of transplant patients at Toronto...

Hospital infection lawsuits on the rise

• Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 10, December 3, 2008

  Medical malpractice lawsuits filed over infections acquired by patients in hospitals are increasing...

The new CMS payment policy might be more bark than bite with regard to SSIs

• Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 11, November 1, 2008

  If a patient at your facility contracts a surgical site infection (SSI), your facility might still...