Meg Tomlinson, administrator at Metrocrest Surgery Center in Carrollton, Texas, discusses how her ASC strengthened its infection control and quality improvement programs. Meg Tomlinson: I created and ...
A study published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control examined the effectiveness of a new tool the Infection Risk Scan, which measures the quality of infection control and antimicrobial ...
At the 19th Annual Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on October 27, Sandra Jones, MBA, executive vice president, ASD Management, shared five key practices for ASC infection control, quality ...
The makings of an ideal chief quality officer, a hand hygiene implementation guide and a recipe for continuous quality improvement captured the interest of infection control and clinical quality ...
Nebraska is both a largely rural and geographically long state. Omaha, one of its largest cities, could be as much as a seven-hour drive from towns on its westernmost border. That made it hard for ...
One of our industry’s many lessons from the pandemic is the importance of balancing infection prevention and control with residents’ quality of life. However, a lesson learned isn’t always a problem ...
As coronavirus continues to spread across the U.S., experts say the outbreak is revealing the healthcare industry inability to control infections at its own facilities or protect employees. Twelve ...
State quality inspectors went to DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital on Wednesday to conduct a full survey of the hospital, one month after it was cited for failure to comply with Medicare conditions of ...
Recent 11-day closure of endoscopy department confirmed by hospital and OHA officials; free patient testing offered Providence Medford Medical Center and Oregon Health Authority officials this week ...
ST. LOUIS — In the span of a year, Annette Jansen has watched through nursing home windows as her mother’s health deteriorates. “I have three pictures of her: one for May, one from September and one ...
Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. State quality inspectors are at DMC Detroit Receiving ...