The ASC Quality Collaboration offers a free, downloadable sample hand hygiene policy and procedure. Under the draft policy, “all members of the healthcare team will comply with current CDC hand ...

LOS ANGELES - Hand-washing is one of the most effective methods of helping to prevent contraction and spread of the novel coronavirus. But it can be hard to tell if one's hand-scrubbing efforts are ...

Hand hygiene compliance rates remain generally low despite the well-documented connection between improper hand hygiene and healthcare-associated infections — but there are many varied reasons ...

New health care technology could sniff out one of the leading causes of death in the United States. HyGreen hand hygiene sensors, developed at the University of Florida, can detect whether doctors and ...

Surgical site infections are the leading cause of unplanned readmission after surgery and can result in increases in the length of hospitalization, morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. 1 The ...

The newest viral challenge in the time of coronavirus is the World Health Organization's #safehands challenge, in which participants demonstrate "effective hand hygiene." Celebrities and public ...