While the general population may use terms like sterilizer, disinfectant and sanitizer interchangeably, they actually have very specific definitions...
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Who Makes Decisions about Infection Prevention in a Private (Non-Government Owned) Hospital?
Hospitals are the setting for countless decisions each day, decisions that impact patient outcomes, financial investments, community health and so...
In earlier posts, we've examined the degree of cleanliness required for specific items as well as what the EPA requires to make claims about...
Probably no other organizational entity has the human resources complexity of a hospital. Healthcare facilities bring together not just medical...
A recent article in Infection Control Today considered a C-suite position for infection prevention, its adoption nationwide, and its potential to...
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Hospital Acquired Infections and Hospitals Acquired by Private Equity: The Dangerous Correlation
About a quarter of American hospitals are for-profit, that is, they are operated to generate profit for owners and stakeholders. A subsection of...