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October 17, 2023
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Strict Covid-19 infection prevention and control practices reduced HAIs and RVIs for this Texas cancer center

October 18, 2023 — A new study conducted by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that enhanced infection prevention and control (IPC) measures implemented […]
June 22, 2023

Top 3 financial priorities for acute and post-acute healthcare providers identified by GP PRO survey; 84% reveal HAIs have increased

Following the financial pressures the healthcare industry incurred during the pandemic, GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific, conducted a survey of acute and post-acute healthcare providers […]
June 19, 2023

CDC: 5 ways nursing staff use infection control to make healthcare safer

by Mia Frederick & Brittney Foster — May was National Nurses Month, an important observance to acknowledge nurses’ significant impact on health care. Every day, nurses across […]
April 20, 2023
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Handwashing — not hand sanitizer — is best prevention against spread of norovirus

To protect against sickness from the rapidly spreading norovirus, medical experts recommend frequent handwashing with soap and water instead of using hand sanitizer. According to the […]
April 19, 2023

Study demonstrates hospital safety climate and organizational characteristics predict HAI and occupational health outcomes

New data published April 13, 2023, in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) provide the first published evidence that a positive hospital safety climate and adherence to standard precautions […]
October 6, 2022

Marberry: Is the Covid-19 pandemic over? HAIs and designing for infection control

Sponsored by: by Sara Marberry In an interview on “60 Minutes,” President Biden declared the Covid-19 pandemic to be over. Maybe he was taking a cue […]
September 10, 2021

Marberry: Revisiting designing for infection control in hospitals and other healthcare buildings

by Sara Marberry Let me state the obvious: Designing for infection control in hospitals and other healthcare buildings isn’t a new thing. Because infection control has […]
February 20, 2021

EPA approves Livinguard’s ‘Self-disinfecting Textile’

Livinguard announced Feb. 16 that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the hygiene-technology company’s patented self-disinfecting textile (EPA Reg N. 95700-2). Livinguard’s new textile is effective […]
April 10, 2020

CMS issues new infection control guidance for COVID-19 in outpatient settings

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a series of updated guidance documents focused on infection control to prevent the spread of the […]
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