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Any kind of medical treatment received outside of a hospital admission is considered ambulatory care, or outpatient care. This category of healthcare...
Posts about HAIs (5):
In late January of 2016, the CDC issued a health advisory “urging dialysis providers and facilities toassess and improve infection control practices
The general public has never been more aware of handwashing, thanks to the COVID pandemic. We all got a glimpse into the world of the healthcare...
So much of the success of infection control and prevention teams is the establishment of routines that promote best practices: Easy-to-access hand...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report addressing the impact COVID-19 has had on antimicrobial resistance....
Exploration of the Golden Age of Microbiology would not be complete without a look at how its discoveries impacted hospitals and medical care....
You go to a professional conference and learn about an exciting new medical innovation. You think it might work at your facility, so you go ahead and...
Wastewater and infection have a long and sordid history. Ever since humans began living in close, permanent quarters, we have had to deal with the...
What happens after laboratory tests confirm that an environmental product kills bacteria? Is that the end of the line for testing a product's...
In an effort to reduce patient harm, Medicare continues to penalize hospitals with the highest patient safety incidents. In today's post we explore...
How do healthcare providers arrive at an HAI diagnosis? A CDC-mandated timing protocol determines whether a patient's infection is...
In the world of healthcare, there are so many acronyms (and some might say, euphemisms) for the deadly toll of medical errors and infections. Two...