Some evidence shows hospital infection preventionists may be able to spend less time monitoring hand hygiene, according to a study published Dec. 19 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Four hospital systems in our area are restricting patient visitations due to increased flu and respiratory illnesses.

there are several suggestions for strengthening and reinvigorating hospital hand hygiene strategies. First, visible and on the ground organisational support and leadership including role modelling ...

Hand hygiene (HH) monitoring in hospitals could ... In 2019, the Leapfrog Group added a new HH standard to the Leapfrog Hospital Survey which required facilities to collect 200 direct HH ...

Intervention models checked against electronic medical record data show ways to help improve infection control practices and ...

SOUTH BEND — Beacon Health System hospital visitors are being strongly encouraged to wear masks when directly interacting with hospitalized patients due to an increase of respiratory illness in the ...

Leighton Hospital has "strongly urged" patients and visitors to wear face masks in clinical areas amid a rise in cases of seasonal viruses - including flu, norovirus, RSV and Covid. The reintroduction ...