Making a business case for hiring new infection preventionists starts with gathering data on the current state of infection rates and staffing concerns. Infection preventionists have an expertise that ...

Though the role of the infection preventionist is expanding in response to demand for quality in healthcare, support systems are not growing at the same rate as infection preventionists’ ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has created a conceptual model of infection preventionist competency to educate IPs, according to an American Journal of ...

As many providers begin the new year juggling tight budgets, managing infection prevention remains a top-line consideration. With the critical shortages in the nursing home workforce today, there may ...

Infection preventionists are increasingly important — and increasingly challenged. Here’s a look at how and why.

Healthcare CEOs, do you know your infection preventionist, and do you engage with them regularly? If not, you’re missing out on opportunities to improve patient safety, protect your organization’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN ANTONIO — At this year’s Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual ...

Surgery centers are placing a greater emphasis on infection prevention as the healthcare industry turns an eye to quality measures and their future ties to reimbursement. Jean Day, RN, CNOR, director ...

Stricter controls 'will help people move more gracefully toward the end of life,' infection control industry leader says. Infection control tended to be part of a list of responsibilities in most ...

PLEASANTON, Calif., June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Clorox Healthcare is proud to once again partner with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) for its 2021 ...

San Antonio, Texas, June 4, 2024 – In an era of hospital budget cuts and staffing freezes, a Florida hospital more than doubled staff positions for infection prevention and control (IPC) over a ...

The regulation governing the F880 tag requires that facilities develop and implement ongoing infection control and prevention programs and written policies and procedures for infection control to ...