On February 4, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued important updated guidance in a memo (QSO-21-08-NLTC) regarding how acute and continuing care facilities—including ...

All patients and staff identified as contacts have been informed and offered treatment.

Few areas in a hospital have more critical control needs then those where surgical procedures occur. These areas have exact requirements for temperature, humidity, pressurization, and ventilation. The ...

Incidence of surgical site infections declined at multiple hospitals across six states by 32.8% for some procedures after Phoenix-based Banner Health introduced a comprehensive surgical site infection ...

In the fast-paced environment of dental offices, infection control protocols are essential to ensuring patient safety and maintaining a high standard of care. However, the mantra "If you don't write ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a raft of new and updated guidance on infection control, including timely help for dialysis providers to isolate and care for COVID-19 patients.

Infections associated with laser vision correction procedures remain a rare but potentially devastating occurrence. Precise ...