Monthly Archives: July 2011

Too busy? Too arrogant? Why don’t doctors wash up more?

Posted on July 14, 2011 by admin

TheChronicleHerald.ca by Paul Schniedereit The Hippocratic Corpus, the famed ancient Greek texts on medical knowledge, advises doctors treating epidemics to “make a habit of two things — to help, or at least to do no harm.” Those long-ago scribes knew … Continue reading →

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Hand Hygiene Compliance Requires Hospital Leadership Buy-in

Posted on July 11, 2011 by admin

From Infection Control Today: “Researchers from the VICNISS Coordinating Centre in Melbourne, Australia and from the Quality, Safety and Patient Experience of the Department of Health in Victoria, Australia, report on a hand hygiene-related project in a presentation at the … Continue reading →

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CMS Nonpayment for Nosocomial Infections Shifts Resources

Posted on July 8, 2011 by admin

July 7, 2011 (Baltimore, Maryland) — Legislation and public policies related to infection prevention are affecting hospitals in unintended ways, according to findings from 2 studies presented here at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) 2011 … Continue reading →

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Important Websites for Legislation of Healthcare Associated Infection Reporting

Posted on July 6, 2011 by admin

Looking for website on legislation for HAI reporting?  Find a quick list here.

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