A study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology examined the impact of universal contact precautions on multidrug-resistant organism rates in intensive care units. They examined data ...

A lot of health information seems like a secret code only doctors understand. Wouldn't it be great if we could all comprehend what they were telling us? To address the gap between what healthcare ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free health literacy toolkit to help primary care practices implement universal health literacy precautions. AHRQ commissioned the University of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms, or MDROs, did not significantly differ between ICUs with or ...

Objective: To test whether healthcare workers' knowledge of and compliance with the basic principle of the Universal Precautions policy (i.e., that all patients should be treated equally regarding ...

Lynn E. Kim , MPH, Donna B. Jeffe , PhD, Bradley A. Evanoff , MD, MPH, Sunita Mutha , MD, Brad Freeman , MD and Victoria J. Fraser , MD ABSTRACT Observation of ...

A recent Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources post to prevent wildland fires featured masks and social distancing. (source: Donna Kallner) It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… It ...

1. To define formal infection control procedures to protect Western Michigan University employees, students, and other designated persons from occupational and classroom exposure to blood, bodily ...

Reviewing precautions for blood and body fluids will help protect both healthcare workers and the public. In addition to serving as dean of the Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing at Wagner College ...

Low health literacy is a growing concern in the U.S. as medical-treatment decisions become more complex, chronic diseases more prevalent and doctors' face time with patients more limited, today's ...

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities compiled its 10 most commonly cited deficiencies and provided solutions on how to address them. AAAASF Interim COO Thomas ...