Electronic Reporting

Electronic Reporting Gives Healthcare Employers the Nudge They Need to Protect Their Own

Abstract: In the United States the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced their new electronic reporting requirements for US workplaces.  Beginning July 2017, most...
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Reduction of Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections by Improving Compliance

Abstract: Patients are especially prone to infections of the bloodstream when they are receiving medicines and nutrients through central and peripheral lines. At the Infection...
Insurance Companies Pay the Price for HAIs

Insurance Companies Pay the Price for HAIs

 Peer Reviewed  Abstract: Hospitals continually publicize their levels of quality and safety, but there is still a steady increase in occurrences and fatalities due to infections...
Evaluation of Bioburden Reduction with the Use of Stethoscope Covers

Evaluation of Bioburden Reduction with the Use of Stethoscope Covers

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Disclaimer: The authors of this report and InfectionControl.tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation...
The Infection Prevention Strategy

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We (The Infection Prevention Strategy) are a Not-For-Profit organization that operates both globally and locally. We perform scientific studies and evaluations. We promote and...
Xenex

Reduction of Healthcare Associated Infections through the use of Pulsed Xenon Ultraviolet Disinfection

 Peer Reviewed  Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are a global problem, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths each year, life-long disability to some survivors, and requiring...
Electrostatics

Electrostatics: A Solution for Healthy Touch Point Surface Treatments

Abstract: In the infection prevention and control industry, environmental cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces is becoming more important than ever before.  Research studies show that...
Surgical Gown

Personal Protective Equipment Strikethrough: Risk or Rhetoric?

Abstract: The CBS investigative news program “60 Minutes” aired a segment called “Strikethrough: A Matter of Life, Death, and Litigation” on Sunday May 1, 2016....
Knowlexvideo

Surgical Site Infection Surveillance: Should You Compare Me to My Neighbour?

Abstract: Despite being preventable in most cases, surgical site infections still occur following 5% of all surgeries in Europe and North America. At the Infection...
The Changing Face of Sepsisvideo

The Changing Face of Sepsis

Abstract: There are few infections that can result in death or lifelong impairment in mere hours. Sepsis is caused by an inflammatory response by the...