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6 Tips for Building a Compliant Infection Prevention and Control Plan for Long-Term Care Facilities
Click here to read part 1 of our series on long-term care and infection control. Last week, I shared the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) requirements for long-term...
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The Good and Bad News of Antibiotic Resistance…in a Post-Antibiotic Era
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the second “Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States” report. Antibiotic Resistance (AR) is considered one of the...
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Eliminating Bacteria in Sink Drains? The CDC Has Ideas.
How do you solve a problem like the sink drain? So goes the line in possibly the Sound of Music’s most well-known song. Well, perhaps not, but there’s no denying...
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Medical Device Cleaning and Disinfection FAQs from The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission adds three new FAQs related to cleaning and disinfecting medical equipment in its Interpretation Standards Situation The Joint Commission recently added three new FAQs to its Standards...
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Norovirus: The Most Common Unknown Pathogen to Cause Infections
Norovirus. You might not know it by name, but you’ve definitely heard about it before. News headlines go something like this, “School closes due to large sudden outbreak, many students...
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Increased Antibiotic Resistance — Another Hidden Consequence of COVID-19?
Late last year I wrote about The Good and Bad News of Antibiotic Resistance…in a Post-Antibiotic Era. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had just published the second...
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Don’t Be Fooled by Improper Claims of Long-Lasting Disinfection on Surfaces
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some companies are advertising cleaning services using antimicrobial products that they claim will continue to kill SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) on surfaces for...
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Six Tips for Front-Line Providers on Strengthening Your Relationships with IPs
Originally published by FierceHealthcare. As a physician working at a busy hospital in New York City, my days were already frantic pre-pandemic. Prior to March 2020, I knew we had...
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The Cleaner Within You — Fundamentals to Help Do the Job Well
Have you been asked to take on the role of part time cleaner in your facility or business? If so, welcome to the club! With the COVID-19 virus still widespread...
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Infections Inside Out: Infections Know No Bounds – The Reality of Infections in Healthcare Facilities
This is the first post of a six-part blog series, Infections Inside Out. Infectious diseases remain a critical cause of morbidity, mortality and cost in all healthcare facilities including outpatient...