The course, and associated promotional materials, reviews key concepts of hand hygiene and other standard precautions to prevent healthcare-associated infections. Topics addressed include: What are ...

The CDC and GOJO, a producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions, have formed a partnership to provide unbranded hand hygiene tools and educational materials for patients, healthcare ...

The CDC provides free, downloadable posters and a screen saver intended to emphasize the concepts and techniques to increase hand hygiene at your facility. The posters — five different messages — are ...

Five medical societies collaborated to publish updated hand hygiene recommendations for preventing healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene at acute care facilities, Wolters Kluwer ...

The ASC Quality Collaboration offers a free, downloadable sample hand hygiene policy and procedure. Under the draft policy, “all members of the healthcare team will comply with current CDC hand ...

Adhering to hand hygiene practices improves patient safety and outcomes, with the hand hygiene market likely to expand, according to a Transparency Market Research report. 1. World Health Organization ...

The challenge of improving hand hygiene compliance in hospitals to prevent healthcare-associated infections is not confined to within the borders of the United States. Hospitals in countries all over ...

A new campaign initiated by the New Hampshire Commission on Healthcare Quality Assurance aims to achieve 100 percent compliance with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines for hand ...

What are the guidelines on hand-washing and SARS? - N.N.P., Tulsa. CDC hand hygiene tips. Adequate hand hygiene prevents the spread of most viruses -- the common cold, influenza and SARS, says the ...

Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, identifies 12 critical questions ambulatory surgery centers and other providers need to ...