The Potential of Continuous Active Disinfection (CAD): The Clean Does Not Fade Away

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

July 31, 2021

There have been some seismic shifts in how we provide healthcare over the past few decades. In the mid-1980s, we...

Regression to the Mean and Publication Bias: Beware the Greatest Story Ever Told

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

May 14, 2021

Much of infection prevention is reactive. In this article, we look at how a reader can interpret whether the pre-intervention baseline rates are abnormally high with improvement results warranting a cautious interpretation. Continue reading:

It Must Have Been the Noses: Evaluating the Evidence for Decolonization

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

March 16, 2021

Historical milestones In the summer of 1980, Bryan and colleagues at Richland Memorial Hospital and the University of South Carolina...

PDI Perspective Q&A Series: Availability of Essential Medical Supplies

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

September 15, 2020

We recently engaged members of our Clinical Affairs Team for support in answering frequently asked questions around the flood of...

Disinfectant Use in Uncertain Times: A Survival Roadmap

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

The pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 has upended healthcare delivery in unprecedented ways. Availability of essential medical supplies have come up short...

PDI Perspectives Q&A: “What are some effective mitigation strategies I can use during supply shortages in healthcare?”

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

May 26, 2020

We recently engaged members of our Clinical Affairs Team for support in answering frequently asked questions around the flood of...

PDI Perspective Q&A: “How do I determine credibility of COVID-19 news and information?”

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

We recently engaged members of our Clinical Affairs Team for support in answering frequently asked questions around the flood of...

Healthcare Transparency, Quality Outcomes and Consumer Choice: The wheel is turning, and you can’t slow down Part II

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

May 11, 2020

Nature (and ultimately any need) abhors a vacuum. Quality collaboratives and ranking agencies such as the Leapfrog Group 1 or...

Healthcare Transparency, Quality Outcomes and Consumer Choice: The wheel is turning, and you can’t slow down

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

May 5, 2020

At the end of this year, Infection Prevention programs in the United States will wrap up a decade of nationwide...

Getting Shown the Light: A First-Person Perspective of Deploying a UV-C Disinfection Program

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

January 10, 2020

At the beginning of 2016, I was facing a problem. My 653-bed adult and pediatric academic medical campus had received...