Rhode Island became the first state in the U.S. to adopt a flu immunization requirement for all healthcare workers, students, trainees, and volunteers who may have direct contact with patients. The ...

True or False: Everyone who works in a hospital has a role and responsibility to help prevent the spread of infection. ...

"A good plan implemented today is better than a perfect plan implemented tomorrow."...

According to a new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study, hospitals can drastically decrease the number of life-threatening central line infections in children with cancer by following three b...

Q: How do I stay compliant while using flash sterilization in my facility? ...

Most infection control (IC) professionals can recite their No. 1 goal in their sleep: zero infections. Others also dream of 100% compliance with central line bundles, isolation precautions, and hand h...

In 2008, CMS published a ruling to stop reimbursing hospitals for certain healthcare-associated infections (HAI), including catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and central line-associ...

True or False: Failing to properly clean, disinfect, or sterilize equipment can pose a serious risk of infection to our patients. ...

Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Global Challenge, A Global Perspective, is the monograph The Joint Commission released to help healthcare organizations gain traction on th...

A former medical technician was arrested in connection to an Exeter, NH hepatitis C outbreak. The tech is accused of infecting at least 30 people while working at the Exeter Hospital cardiac catheter...