A lot of the hand hygiene discussion in healthcare revolves around clinician adherence to hand hygiene protocols, but patients also play an important role in this infection prevention measure. However ...

A recent Cambridge University-led study found evidence that a new app that lets patients watch a video of themselves washing their hands or touching a dirty object could be key to improving obsessive ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Immunization has created a free, downloadable handwashing poster targeted at children. The colorful poster is titled “Wash ...

A provision that would require healthcare workers to wash their hands between patients has been cut out of a patient safety bill moving through the Nevada legislature, according to a report by the ...

Hand-washing, patient falls and injuries and collapsed lungs were cited as areas of concern for metro-east area hospitals this autumn, according to a watchdog report released Nov. 16. The Leapfrog ...