A reoccurring theme that has been present during the COVID-19 pandemic is hand-washing. However, we shouldn’t just be washing our hands – we should be practicing proper hand hygiene by scrubbing for ...

Hand hygiene is a key aspect of improving healthcare quality and reducing infection rates. Here are 10 most recent findings on hand hygiene. 1. Peer pressure may be more effective than the promise of ...

The Joint Commission’s mission is to “improve healthcare for the public…by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality ...

Here are 10 things ambulatory surgery centers should know about proper hand hygiene, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings. 1 ...

Raleigh officials highlight handwashing to prevent winter illnesses, citing CDC data on its effectiveness against respiratory ...

Hand sanitizer might not be as effective as people think—especially against the flu. In a new study published by mSphere, researchers found that hand-washing under running water removed the flu virus ...

To stop the spread of Coronavirus, the public needs to carry out several physical interventions at the same time. And while the media focuses on the culture war over wearing face masks, we must not ...

Reducing the number of necessary hand hygiene events by optimizing workflow more than doubled hand hygiene compliance in a German emergency department, according to a study in BMC Infectious Diseases.

Wexham Park Hospital leads the UK’s first “water-safe” overhaul, removing sinks from wards to combat rising antimicrobial-resistant infections and rethinking everything clinicians know about hygiene ...

A study found few people washed enough to kill infection 33%25 of hand washers don%27t use soap 10%25 of people don%27t wash their hand at all Hand washing isn't exactly an arduous chore, especially ...