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How can effective hospital cleaning help raise HCAHPS scores?
Hospital cleaning takes specialized training. Learn how one EVS team started from scratch and made a difference.
CAUTI in hospitals: Urinary catheter best practices vs reality
Explore an infographic on the current realities of urinary catheter practices—and where you may want to focus education.
LTCF PPE requirements: How to optimize usage and resources
Long-term care staff don’t always wear the right PPE. Who can help them access the protective gear they need?
Central line bundle use: Share this checklist with your team
Central line bundle implementation requires the right processes and products. Download a checklist with helpful hints.
Nasal decolonization with alcohol swabs helps prevent infection
The major reservoir for S. aureus is the nose. Learn from a clinical study how the swabs compare with povidone iodine.
Medical device design: Its role in best practices in healthcare
Intuitively designed products make the right way the only way to use them. Learn how they help prevent CAUTI and CLABSI.
Changing a central line dressing: Standardize your products
You count on central line kits for guidance. Learn how to customize the dressings in your kits for the best outcomes.
Strategies for overcoming barriers to using IUC alternatives
Discover how to educate clinicians and other stakeholders on the role of today’s devices in helping prevent CAUTIs.
Central line care: Use the right dressing and securement
Discover how appropriate central line care helps prevent dressing disruption and catheter dislodgment.
Are you using hand hygiene products healthcare workers prefer?
Learn how to gain clinician approval of hand hygiene products, ultimately helping increase compliance and reduce HAIs.
Barriers to hand hygiene: 6 solutions to improving compliance
You can overcome the obstacles to hand hygiene compliance by healthcare workers. Learn how.
Proper hand hygiene and good skin health: How moisturizing helps
Cracks in the skin allow entry points for bacteria and increase risk of infection. Learn how to prevent this condition.
Build your business case for electronic hand hygiene monitoring
Discover a 3-step process to show the monitoring system’s return on investment.
ASTM mask levels: How to pick face masks in healthcare settings
Learn how to match the right barrier mask with each setting and situation in your healthcare facility.
Direct observation of hand hygiene: 7 steps for accurate data
Discover an evidence-based approach to collecting accurate compliance data, based on the WHO’s 5 Moments.
What’s the budget for 200 direct observations of hand hygiene?
Learn the 8 steps for calculating the cost of 200 direct observations per unit per month.
Why are exam gloves a vital part of hand hygiene protocol?
It’s not just about when to wear exam gloves. You need to know when to remove or change them. Learn best practices.
Boost hand hygiene rates by starting with a simple checklist
Your organization should follow these steps consistently and with a spirit of shared accountability. Check out the list.
How to build a business case for your hand hygiene program
Learn what makes hand hygiene the most cost-effective measure for reducing healthcare-associated infections.
Alternatives to IUCs: How to fight CAUTIs and improve patient comfort
IUCs aren’t always needed. Find out how today’s external catheters can help improve performance and keep patients safer.
Tips for cleaning patient rooms: 3 posters for your EVS team
Discover tools for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) caused by pathogens in patient/resident rooms.
Why is hand hygiene the first line of defense against HAIs?
Learn the science behind it being the best way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. And how to act on it.
Choosing isolation gowns: How to know the right barrier protection
Understanding isolation gown levels can be challenging. Discover how to go beyond AAMI ratings to ensure your safety.
Measuring hand hygiene: Steps for observing staff compliance
Learn how observing staff on a regular basis and acting on findings can help improve compliance and increase safety.
F tags for nursing homes: How do you prevent CMS citations?
What do surveyors look for during an onsite survey? Learn their focus areas and what to cover in your IPC program.
Using electronic hand hygiene monitoring: Learn the benefits
Explore 6 studies showing how electronic monitoring systems increase hand hygiene compliance among healthcare staff.
Hand hygiene breakthroughs and their impact on healthcare
Learn how this once mocked idea became the most important practice for preventing HAIs in healthcare facilities.
Cleaning and disinfection of patient rooms: Surface pathogens
EVS teams need the right protocols, processes and products for high-touch surfaces. Learn tips to help staff succeed.