Blog - "PDI Perspectives"

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...

9 Stats on Cell Phone Cleaning in Hospitals: Results from Our Survey of 100 Nurses

Author: PDI Healthcare

May 20, 2020

Since the release of the first iPhone, smartphones quickly infiltrated the healthcare environment. For many healthcare workers (HCWs), they bring...

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...

Modern Day Nurses Exemplify Historical Heroes of Yore: Nod to “The Lady with the Lamp” and Nurses Galore!

Author: Debra Hagberg MT (ASCP), CIC

May 5, 2020

As the world deals with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, our nation’s healthcare workers are fighting the battle of...

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

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

Suite Success: Following Updated Environmental Cleaning Guidelines for the Operating Room (OR)

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

April 13, 2020

Cleaning an environment where surgeries take place can be overwhelming, but is such an important task in order to promote...

Microbial Magnets: Mobile Handheld Devices (and other popular items!) in the Operating Room

Author: Holly Montejano, MS, CIC, CPHQ, VA-BC

March 23, 2020

While patients are vulnerable to healthcare-associated infections (HAI) across the healthcare setting, patients preparing for and undergoing invasive procedures in...

Why is C. difficile infection so challenging to control?

Author: George Kennedy, PhD

March 3, 2020

Clostridioides difficile, formerly Clostridium difficile, (C. diff.) is a bacterial pathogen of significant notoriety amongst healthcare professionals. C. diff. infection...

Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care Facilities

Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA

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...

Impact of foodborne illness in a healthcare setting

Author: James Clayton

October 1, 2019

Despite well-established safe food handling practices, foodborne illness remains a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the United States1...

A Unique Perspective on National Compliance Rates to the Central-Line Bundle

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

September 6, 2019

Every Infection Preventionist should know what The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) bundle checklist is to prevent CLABSIs...