Cape Coral, Fla.-based Lee Memorial Health System's has had zero medication errors that caused serious harm to any patients within the last 36 months, according to a News Press report, written by Jonathan Girnys, Pharm.D., a pharmacy resident with…

Qualis Health published a complimentary, online toolkit that provides hospitals with a low-cost approach for engaging patients and families in infection control during hospital stays.

Even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said it is unlikely that Ebola will spread to the United States, the agency still issued Level 2 alerts for citizens traveling to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

A Canadian hospital was able to reduce the rate of surgical site infections by 77 percent for open heart surgeries after implementing a surgical safety best practices bundle, according to a case study.

Understanding DNV as an accreditation option

  Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Medical Center and Lakeland Surgical & Diagnostic Center cancelled surgeries scheduled for Friday, July 25, after medical staff suspected that a surgical instrument may have been exposed to a fatal brain disease, according to a report…

The National Rural Health Association has honored four hospitals in New Hampshire, according to Foster's Daily Democrat report.

"Fist bumping" transmits significantly fewer bacteria than either handshaking or high-fiving, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

The global infection prevention and control market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.47 percent from 2013 to 2018, according to market research from ReportsnReports.

Here are the most popular stories on infection control and clinical quality from Becker's Hospital Review for the week of July 21, beginning with the most-accessed.