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Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA
February 25, 2021
Implement Innovative Environmental Hygiene Strategies Despite the scrutiny that environmental cleanliness has received to prevent transmission of these organisms, cleaning...
February 22, 2021
Infection Prevention expert, Joan Hebden, discusses the recommendations for patient management of endemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) with contact precautions in part one of this two-part blog.
June 10, 2020
Over the last two decades, heightened attention to patient safety and the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has led to...
November 13, 2019
Each year, more than 4 million U.S. patients are admitted to or reside in long-term care (LTC) facilities with an...
November 26, 2018
Point prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) provide for a national snapshot of this critical patient safety concern and complement...
May 27, 2018
Decolonization is an evidence-based patient safety practice with the goal of lowering the microbial bio-burden on patient body sites to...
February 1, 2018
In October 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new targets using data from calendar year...
September 22, 2017
Despite a 46% reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in US healthcare facilities from 2008-2013, an estimated 30,000 infections...
June 29, 2017
There has been a plethora of scientific literature demonstrating that healthcare-associated pathogens, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococci...
January 4, 2017
Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is an antibacterial antiseptic with the ability to inhibit and kill bacteria associated with healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)....
