According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a tuberculosis infection-control program should consist of administrative controls, environmental controls and a respiratory-protection ...

Effective quality improvement and infection control programs are the cornerstone of an ASC's reputation. They are also an essential aspect to gaining and maintaining accreditation or certification.

SEATTLE — Dec. 16, 2009 — Despite a 100-fold increase in H1N1 influenza cases in the Seattle area during spring 2009, an aggressive infection control program to protect immunocompromised cancer ...

A new pilot program launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will put more scrutiny on infection control in nursing homes starting in fiscal year 2016. The three-year infection control ...

A study conducted by researchers from the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium suggests multidimensional infection control programs are vital to reducing healthcare-associated ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The scholarship aims to improve infection prevention at critical access hospitals. It will be part of a larger ...

A new infection control program is 95% effective at eradicating bacteria, including MRSA and VRE, from athletic training rooms, according to a new report. Researchers from University Hospitals in ...

An infection control intervention that was implemented nationally reduced the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae at long-term care facilities in Israel, according to study results ...

A Michigan program to reduce hospital-associated infections is catching on nationwide as the Obama administration offers $50 million to states to promote quality initiatives and will begin penalizing ...

Asked if the infection control programme would help improve hygiene standards at some private clinics in the country, Dr Abdel Ghaffar said that it would, adding that the infection control programme ...

Generally speaking, one would think that HHS would be in favor of having hospitals roll out simple, effective infection control programs--particularly given that CMS will soon stop paying to treat ...

A new program pledges up to $20,000 to South Dakota long-term care facilities that want to enhance infection prevention at a time when other COVID-era support is waning. Nursing home infection control ...