The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has issued numerous complex and detailed rules and standards that apply to, and regulate, dental practices. Although many dental and ...

New findings from a large, randomized clinical trial that compared two infection control techniques are already being incorporated into practice within the network of U.S. community hospitals where ...

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems outlined five roadblocks ASCs can face when providing effective infection control training on their blog. 1. Time. When ASCs are busy, it can be ...

Healthcare-associated infections place a considerable burden on hospitals and health systems by way of patient morbidity and care costs. Surgical site infections, one of the most prevalent HAIs, often ...

Dentists will get the chance today to brush up on their knowledge of chemical disinfectants that can destroy a range of germs – including the killer AIDS virus. The course, offered at a conference in ...

Astonishing as it sounds, a doctor’s simple act of washing his or her hands before treatment could be as critical to saving a patient’s life as the hospital’s high-tech medical equipment or the doctor ...

For the third installment in this series, The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities will continue the discussion on the importance of keeping up-to-date records of ...