Eradicating pathogens from environmental surfaces in hospitals is a daily fight. Keeping bacteria from reproducing on surfaces, finding reservoirs in...
Posts about Patient Safety (2):
Almost every country has a government agency responsible for the health and safety of its citizens and its environment. Where those two departments...
In our previous posts about DALYs and QALYs, we have defined the terms and presented how the healthcare field calculates these two measures of...
Large-scale healthcare projects, from new projects to renovations, face a challenging future. After the tedious process of securing permits and...
One of the most tracked and reported metrics in today's healthcare facilities is infection rates. Anyone working in a hospital is aware of the...
Last week we provided a big-picture overview of the healthcare supply chain, from supplier to patient. This week, we will dig deeper into this...
Patient safety is a topic we often cover in this blog; it is a central concern of anyone involved in the healthcare industry. However, we may not...
Today we pulled together a few of our previous posts about patient safety in honor of Patient Safety Awareness Week. We believe that all our posts...
With World Cancer Day this Saturday, we dedicate this post to those patients facing a cancer diagnosis. As with any serious disease, the many types...
Medical researchers have recently placed more emphasis on the non-medical conditions that impact patient health and outcomes. Collectively known as...
This series on outpatient services and infection control can seem rather dismal. Thankfully, most outpatient facilities are safe and only a small...
So far in our series on infection control in ambulatory care settings, we covered the types of facilities and how they are regulated. One huge topic...