Since the early stages of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, long term care facilities (LTCFs) have been an epicenter of transmission. Medicare Requirements for Participation for LTCFs include an ...

A team of infection control experts and epidemiologists from the state Department of Health will visit University Hospital in Newark and four pediatric long-term care facilities in November to conduct ...

Many efforts to implement best practices in healthcare settings concede one fundamental universal truth: Successful change doesn’t happen in a vacuum. When it comes to implementing infection control ...

Nosocomial infections are infections that are acquired while at a health care facility and are not present at the time of admission. Nosocomial infections are many times also called hospital acquired ...

The Department of Health released a report on Thursday recommending all long-term facilities with pediatric and adult ventilator beds have an infection control plan that allows for separation of sick ...

10 common infection prevention and control deficiency findings in healthcare facilities Between January and August 2018, Infection Control Consulting Services (ICCS) experienced a record number of ...