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...
In the traditional Christmas story from the New Testament, three Magi arrived from the East with three gifts for the newborn Jesus: Frankincense,...
Over the past years, and with an uptick since COVID, the acronym "ESG" has been popping up in discussions related to investing, corporate values, and...
Ever since the COVID pandemic, hospitals have become more adept at thinking outside the box, or rather, outside the patient room. For some hospitals,...
In the sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, an omnipresent computer named HAL monitors all activity aboard a spacecraft on a critical mission. The...
After you make the case for the healthcare innovation in terms of patient and facility benefits, anticipating possible risks, and demonstrating...
Assessing the potential risks and benefits is an important step before proposing a new product or program for your facility. You need to anticipate...