Infection Control - July 2017
Jury orders Olympus to pay hospital $6.6 million but rejects claims scopes are unsafe
Hospital must pay $1 million to deceased patient’s family
7/31/2017
Cutting costs in water management
CMS requires healthcare facilities to reduce Legionella risk in water systems
7/28/2017
Healthcare laundries evolve to deal with emerging issues
Laundries competing in healthcare will need to be more professional in their operations
7/27/2017
Black mold abatement underway at California hospital
Palm Drive Health Care District to pay for remodeling costs of Sonoma West Medical Center
7/26/2017
Glasgow hospital lauded for hygiene turnaround
Previous inspections at Hairmyres Hospital found issues
7/25/2017
Better cleaning and fewer antibiotics are cutting C. diff rates
Many healthcare facilities implemented stricter cleaning and infection control protocols
7/25/2017
Stanford Hospital union issues a cautionary tale
Workers claimed that healthcare system had high rates of healthcare-associated infections due to inadequate staffing and training
7/21/2017
Infection rates key in Stanford Hospital, union conflict
SEIU says hospital's poor infection control practices jeopardize safety
7/18/2017
Study says bacteria adhesion does not depend on contact area size
Despite their spherical shape, the bacteria cannot be described as hard spheres when they interact with a surface
7/18/2017
Healing from under your feet
How resilient flooring is helping fight hospital-associated infections
7/17/2017
Hand and surface cleanliness support prevention of cross contamination
Frequently touched surfaces can collect infectious pathogens
7/17/2017
HAI reduction program developed to support environmental services
Hospital improves infection control by educating housekeeping
7/14/2017
Self-cleaning touch points can support infection control
Powered by light, the self-cleaning surface use mineral nanocrystals to create an oxidation reaction
7/14/2017
Healthcare facility design can impact infection control
Environmental services should participate in the design process
7/13/2017
Surface touch frequency & hand hygiene in the patient zone
A closer look at surface contamination and compliance rates
7/12/2017
Study says recurring C. diff infections up 189% from 2001 to 2012
Findings indicate multiple recurring C. diff infections place an increased burden on healthcare system
7/12/2017
Heater-cooler contamination found to be more common than previously believed
Devices have been linked to a number of infections
7/11/2017
Study says that understanding how microbes interact with hospital surfaces is key to infection control
Previously, few studies focused on the hospital room microbiome and whether the data might affect room cleaning
7/10/2017
Study says even clean hands can transmit MRSA in the NICU
Hospitals urged to not rely on hand hygiene alone for protecting patients
7/10/2017
Better cleaning contributes to fall in C. diff rates
Healthcare facilities are adopting stricter cleaning standards
7/7/2017
Best surface cleaning options depends on many factors
Whole-room disinfection robots may be part of best practices for outpatient facility
7/6/2017
Canadian hospitals may have exposed 1,307 patients to hepatitis B and C
Some diabetic patients were potentially exposed during individual insulin training sessions
7/6/2017
Cutting infection risk in high-traffic areas
Public spaces contain her own infection-risk issues
7/6/2017