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Identifying Gaps ECRI Institute’s consulting helps providers respond to a multitude of issues related to infection control and prevention
On any given day in the United States, about 1 in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI), according to estimates.
“ECRI’s engineering team has performed comparative evaluations in our testing laboratory of automated hand hygiene devices and equipment to help
Indeed, there are quite a few areas
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For example, lapses in sterilization
hospitals know which products are best
that create vulnerabilities for infections
and high-level disinfection are especially
for reducing infection risks,” said Davis.
at hospitals and health systems, said
concerning, he said. There are environ-
“Other areas of vulnerability involve in-
James Davis, senior infection preven-
mental and construction-related factors.
fection prevention program management,
tion & patient safety analyst/consultant,
Hand-hygiene is a well-known concern
medical device issues broadly, as well as
ECRI Institute.
for the spread of infections.
infection prevention considerations in the
April 2020 | The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
