Any efforts aimed at promoting safety and preventing healthcare-associated infections should involve all stakeholders, including patients, according to a recent study published in the American Journal ...

Nationwide, hospitals have made substantial progress in reducing some healthcare-associated infections the past few years, and 26 states performed better than the nation on at least two infection ...

"What is most frustrating about the enormous costs of HAIs is that the majority are preventable," said Linda Lybert, founder and president of the Healthcare Surfaces Summit. "We are focusing our ...

The Department of Health and Human Services is making available up to $9 million for state survey agencies in 43 states to help reduce healthcare-associated infections in stand-alone or same-day ...

Hospitals don't have proper staffing and guidelines to prevent common hospital acquired infections (HAI), especially catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), according to a new study in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pathogen reduction lowers the risk of transmitting dangerous pathogens to other patients. Examples of pathogen ...

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the availability of up to $9 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to state survey agencies in 43 states, which would be used to ...

Survey findings indicate the program was an essential service during the pandemic. An infectious disease response initiative implemented at Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) ...

, the world leader in UV , today announced it has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract, making it even easier for federal agencies (including Veterans Affairs hospital ...

VANCOUVER, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following its successful fundraising of C$4.91 million (US$3.62), Canadian life sciences company Ondine Biomedical Inc. will continue accelerating commercialisation ...

Kimberly-Clark Health Care recently announced the recipients of the HAI WATCHDOG Awards program. The program recognizes efforts of healthcare professionals working to prevent healthcare-associated ...