Best Practices For Infection Prevention

Each year in the United States, approximately 1.7 million patients are affected by healthcare- associated infections (HAIs). Of these, it is estimated that one-third could be prevented by adherence to infection prevention guidelines.1 A variety of sources are associated with the transmission of HAIs, including patients, medical equipment and devices and surfaces. In recent years, the use of mobile devices by healthcare workers—including cell phones and tablets, mobile computers and printers—has rapidly expanded. While these devices have significantly improved the quality of the patient experience, they also have the potential to harbor harmful infectious organisms, introducing new risks of transmitting microorganisms throughout healthcare facilities…

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