Infection Control

Tech Awards Gold goes to Erickson Senior Living for infectious disease management system … Delta variant did not increase COVID-19 severity in hospitalized patients: study … CDC report underscores...

In this podcast, McKnight’s Danielle Brown interviews Amy Stewart of AAPACN about the pending federal vaccine mandate, staffing shortages and infection control strategies providers can take now to avoid...

Community exposure to the superbug Clostridiodes difficile may be more common than previously thought, with a surprising amount of spores carried on the soles of shoes, researchers say.

Infection control report puts organizational challenges and best practices under the microscope … Coordinator turnover threatens to cut into reimbursement: survey … Seniors account for disproportionate...

Long-term care providers constantly being cited for lapses in antibiotic stewardship should adopt antibiotic-use protocols to improve adherence to federal infection control guidelines, according to a new...

Long-term care operators located in areas of high COVID-19 prevalence are hamstrung when it comes to keeping SARS-CoV-2 infections from infiltrating their facilities, the country’s top long-term care...

Providers hope the federal government and states are willing to work with them, instead of punishing them, under a new $500 million infection control initiative aimed at helping facilities battle COVID-19...

The initiative will allow states and other U.S. jurisdictions to “staff, train and deploy” strike teams to help long-term care operations with known or suspected COVID-19 infections, CDC says.

A CDC Project Firstline webinar will answer clinicians’ questions on the updates, which include alternative approaches to outbreak response; expanded screening test recommendations for healthcare...

Long-term care providers have a new, “meaningful resource” to improve infection control practices and reduce citations, according to organizers.