Hand Hygiene

Healthcare workers who had the highest risk for being exposed to SARS-CoV-2 also were most likely to be noncompliant with infection prevention measures, according to a new report. 

New York AG alleges Centers Health Care ‘deprived’ four of its nursing homes of $83M leading to resident neglect … Tech interventions boost hand hygiene compliance across 2 health systems … Mandatory...

Infection prevention begins with fundamentals, and there is nothing more fundamental than hand hygiene. However, there is a lot of confusion in the industry regarding the placement of alcohol-based hand...

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When’s the last time your employees lined up during lunch breaks for voluntary training? Proving again that healthcare workers are among the world’s most resourceful, a team from the Central Texas...

Visitor contact precautions made little difference in protecting against Clostridium difficile in the elderly when compared with small changes in normal daily hygiene, new research has found.

Study participants who washed their hands this often had a 36% reduced likelihood of seasonal coronavirus infection.

“We’re taking bold steps to do whatever we can to keep coronavirus from getting into our buildings,” says AHCA President and CEO Mark Parkinson.

Proper hand drying plays a critical — and often dangerously overlooked — role in preventing the spread of viruses and bacteria, say investigators.

Lung cancer treatment should not be withheld for seniors aged 90+ … Poor hand hygiene may be biggest transmitter of superbug E.coli … Apple Watch electrocardiogram may help diagnose heart attack …...