I’ve been in the infection prevention program here at UnityPoint Health - Meriter for about 12 years, where I split my time between doing disease...

A safe and efficient sterile processing department is a cornerstone of every facility’s infection prevention and safety efforts....

The intraoperative normothermia compliance rate at our 25-OR facility was 56% in September 2021, far lower than the numbers from our...

It’s probably a good policy to avoid sticking your nose in everyone’s business. But when it comes to infection prevention, hospitals and surgery centers...

The surgical services team at Ascension St. Vincent Mercy Hospital, a critical access hospital in Elwood, Ind., is proud of the exacting standards that we hold...

When surgeons and nurses with UNC REX Healthcare in Raleigh, N.C., expressed concerns about instrument quality, surgical service materials...

Surgical site infections (SSIs) can be reduced when leaders standardize the preoperative skin preparation solutions and protocols their...

The road to poor infection prevention practices is often paved with good intentions from staff. That’s why Michelle Barron, MD, is such a...

During the pandemic — and even before the arrival of COVID-19 — many healthcare facilities tapped into the high-tech power of whole room...

The infection preventionist epitomizes the concept of on-the-job training. There’s no university degree that solely prepares you for a...

It’s vital for your employees to speak out when they witness something that can negatively impact your organization, or have a concern about...

Demand for outpatient orthopedics procedures continues to surge, with no end in sight. The question for surgical leaders and those looking to...

As a child I loved games. These tests of wit, luck and athletic ability taught me everything I needed to know about winning, losing and life....

A thorough and well-meaning ASC administrator purchases a new product for their OR only after they read a study about it that notes stellar outcomes....

Regulatory compliance — what does that mean and how can I be compliant with something I am clueless about?

One thing that the COVID-19 pandemic did was put infection preventionists (IPs) front and center....

I spent my college summers painting houses. I’d load up my teal-green Saturn with my meager belongings — including the strange lawn gnome...

One thing accreditation surveyors look for when they visit your facility is if your OR is housing any lingering expired medications and supplies....

If you’re looking to boost patient satisfaction and word-of-mouth about your facility’s surgical experience, you may want to steal a page from...

Like many ASCs, OAM Surgery Center at MidTowne in Grand Rapids, Mich., is concerned about unnecessary traffic going in and out of its ORs....