Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton is one of 339 hospitals in the U.S. and one of eight hospitals in Georgia to have a Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) rate of zero, as based ...

A total of 339 hospitals in the U.S. have a central line associated bloodstream infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare-Associated ...

The dismantling of HICPAC creates a situation where updates of standards for best practices will have to be undertaken at the ...

Outbreaks of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) and other health care–associated infections remain a serious concern. Despite ongoing efforts, risks associated with device processing persist ...

Oregon hospitals have reported a modest decline in health care-associated infections (HAIs) among patients in 2023, according to new data from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). The data ...

1. HICPAC develops guidance for preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections. 2. Of the 11 voting members of the committee, a handful told MedPage they had received termination notices.

Despite decades of progress in reducing health care-associated infections (HAIs), the COVID-19 pandemic exposed persistent vulnerabilities and resource gaps in IPC programs, highlighting the ...