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As Ebola begins to fade from national headlines, a familiar threat reemerges: complacency. Hospitals and healthcare facilities have been on high alert since American aid workers were infected several months ago. Infectious disease preparation has gotten a closer look. That’s the silver lining. Unfortunately, this is momentum easily lost. The loudness of tightening budgets tends …
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You already know that rigorous surface cleaning and decontamination of equipment is critical to preventing the spread of pathogens. Disinfecting and sanitizing wipes are a convenient, effective way to clean high-touch areas. What’s important to remember is that wipes possess different properties – including, but not limited to, their formulas – that make them more …
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There is no single, well-kept secret when it comes to improving patient satisfaction. First-name use, effective communication, and short wait times all can have a positive effect, but other factors are often overlooked. True dedication to an exceptional patient experience means you consider no detail too small. The slightest inconvenience or discomfort could make you …
Protect the protectors by adding glove dispensers designed to help stop the spread of infection in key locations in your facility.
Infection Control is in the News Ebola is everywhere in the news, especially since two nurses have contracted the disease while caring for a patient, and the CDC recently strengthened guidelines for proper protective equipment. As a result, many hospitals have begun putting together kits to be prepared for a potential Ebola patient and running …
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Ensuring the integrity of your specimens includes maintaining proper temperatures. Of course, your laboratories validate, but do your couriers? Don’t take chances, guess, or hope that the proper temperature was maintained during transport. Validate with temperature tracking devices. MarketLab has expanded its selection of specimen temperature tracking devices for 2014 to help specimen couriers in …
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The novel influenza strain H7N9 has health officials concerned enough to have started vaccine trials in the U.S. Their worry? That during the 2013-2014 flu season, H7N9 will make the adaptation to human-to-human transmission with deadly results. Add the government shutdown to the mix – and the fact that flu activity is not being monitored …
These 5 Small Changes Can Have Big Results This year’s flu season could be challenging because of COVID-19 according to the CDC and WHO. In addition to your standard flu season preparation, make some small changes to stop the flu in its tracks. Switch to anti-microbial glove dispensers. Germs can’t live on dispensers made with …
Prepping for this year’s flu season could be tricky. There’s a new avian strain, H7N9, that is currently unpredictable regarding human-to-human transmission. If it changes and makes that leap, officials say we could have a pandemic on our hands, despite this year’s vaccine covering four strains. But Before We Panic Let’s Start With 3 Strategies …
