With temperatures dropping and snow on the way in many states, hospitals and clinics need to create a checklist of winter safety items. We asked...Read More »
Assess your environmental cleaning protocols, ensure staff are trained properly, and verify the effectiveness of both as CMS increases scrutiny of...Read More »
With over 100 fires destroying entire towns and displacing hundreds of thousands of people, 2020 was one of the worst wildfire seasons on record...Read More »
Winter snow, ice, and cold should be a few weeks away—but it’s 2020, so we shouldn’t take anything for granted. Regardless, hospitals and...Read More »
CMS has signaled that accrediting organizations (AO) like HFAP can resume even more surveys in areas where the COVID-19 patient surge is slowing....Read More »
With a spike in both COVID-19 and influenza cases expected this fall, many are reexamining and shoring up their infection control processes....Read More »
As the COVID-19 surge continues through its second wave and collides with influenza season as well as hurricanes, wildfires, or whatever natural...Read More »
Ensure workers are trained fit-tested for using respirators and are not sharing protective gowns as they care for potentially infectious patients...Read More »
