A report by a senior infection prevention analyst at the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority provides five basic infection control best practices for ASCs. The report, “Strategies to Fully Implement ...

The CDC has released a basic infection control and prevention plan for outpatient oncology settings. This document has been developed for outpatient oncology facilities to serve as a model for a basic ...

Five basic approaches can help ambulatory surgical facilities implement infection control best practices, according to expertise from Chuck Peck, MD, managing director of Navigant Consulting and ...

Almost two years into a punishing pandemic, as vaccination rates creep higher and the number of COVID-19 deaths declines in many countries, many people are asking how much longer will it be before we ...

When the new coronavirus started sweeping across Ohio in March, state officials immediately set protective restrictions to limit visitors to nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The goal was ...

"Patient safety," "culture of safety," and "first do no harm" -- these are terms synonymous with a safe patient experience. However, in recent months several infection-control breaches have been ...

Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, is president of Infection Control Consulting Services based in Blue Bell, Pa. Q: Our ambulatory surgery center has brought on a new partner who believes we could save money by ...

The government does not monitor hospitals, nor mandates them to follow a standard protocol. Even insurance companies fail to ...

Survivors of more than 100 veterans who died or were sickened at a public veterans home in Queens, NY, are suing the state Department of Health over its failure to act “timely” to protect residents ...

Whether for a minor injury or a life-saving procedure, hospitals are where sick people rush to in the hopes of getting better. However, when proper infection control protocols are not followed, a ...