An infection prevention and control executive at Boston Children's Hospital recently made a business case for hiring more infection preventionists and was able to gain approval to increase ...

After 35 years at Southwest Health Systems, pharmacist Marc Meyer is retiring. The hospital will celebrate him and his ...

“This will allow me to be better at my job as the infection control preventionist by developing infection control risk ...

HHS attorneys said Congress granted the department “expansive authority” to regulate nursing homes and urged the court not to kill the rule.

the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is the leading association for infection preventionists and epidemiologists. With more than 15,000 members ...

Researchers found that the median infection preventionist full-time equivalent-to-bed ratio was 121.0 beds among the 390 participating hospitals. HealthDay News — A novel calculator allows facilities ...

In order to prevent the spread of illness, stateline hospitals consider masking policies for staff, patients and visitors.

Ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election, the two leading candidates appear to share some common ground regarding overall ...

and included infection preventionists (IPs), administrators, and nursing directors. The 90-question survey was a modified version of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) 2016 ...

The CDC's HICPAC advisory committee seems intent on rolling back infection control precautions in healthcare settings, ...

This HealthLeaders podcast focuses on several infection prevention topics, including respiratory virus season, emerging ...