To avoid fines for reporting excessive hospital-acquired infections, some facilities are discouraging testing.

Patient death rates increased in the emergency departments of U.S. hospitals acquired by private equity firms compared to ...

With an estimated 1.14 million deaths worldwide annually caused by bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics, a University ...

Whether a patient or visitor, hand hygiene while at the hospital is critical. Luis Alvarez/Digital Vision via Getty Images Nasia Safdar: These are infections that occur as a result of exposure to the ...

World Patient Safety Day on September 17 raises awareness about hospital-acquired infections, their impact, prevention, and ...

Clostridiumdifficile infection spreads easily and is a frequent cause of death among hospitalized older adults.

A recent study funded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality suggests that patients with fully electronic health records experienced fewer adverse events such as hospital-acquired infections.

With multiple health threats like COVID-19 still looming and flu season ahead, people are concerned about their safety, especially if/when they need to seek serious medical attention. Some individuals ...

Princeton Baptist Medical Center, in Birmingham, Al., reports that it has seen a 36 percent reduction in patient visit time resulting from a health-care acquired infection (HCAI) since it began ...

(SALT LAKE CITY)—By coordinating with state health departments and communicating with each other about patients with C. difficile and antibiotic-resistant infections, hospitals, long-term acute-care ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday published a new, interactive health care-associated infections data dashboard, which shows a significant increase in HAIs during 2021 ...

Cleaning shared medical equipment at least once a day—even with a disinfectant wipe—can significantly reduce infections in hospitals and possibly save lives, new research shows. The finding is based ...