Here is a summary of six key points from the Veterans Health Administration’s Directive on Hand Hygiene Practices. According to the summary, all healthcare workers who may have direct contact with ...

Five medical organizations are recommending updated best practices for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings. The recommendations emphasize the importance of healthy skin ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An automated hand hygiene monitoring system increased hand hygiene compliance across all units in a hospital.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 30 second application of a six-step hand washing and hand rub regimen that could keep infections away. New research titled, 'Simplifying the WHO ...

Artificial or natural nails that extend more than one-fourth of an inch beyond the fingertip can harbor more pathogens than short nails, leading to more outbreaks, according to a Feb. 8 article ...

Hospital workers did not improve their compliance with hand hygiene guidelines as a result of a quality improvement intervention using a novel electronic wearable device, a cluster randomized, stepped ...

People can clean both their fingernails and toenails. Usually, this will involve using sterile nail clippers, soap, water, and a soft nail brush to help remove material from under the nail.

Memorial Healthcare budgets to implement Intelligent Observations' sensor-driven approach systemwide. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, a small but growing number of hospitals are investigating or ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HyGreen, Inc. announced today that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, an international leader in the research and treatment of children with cancer and other ...

A new study by researchers at GOJO Industries, recently published in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE), demonstrates healthcare facilities that actively partner with their ...

(TNS) — In the past, inhouse spies have monitored compliance. In the near future, radio-frequency monitoring will be used. Because at a hospital, an employee with dirty hands can have severe ...