INFECTION PREVENTION
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 handhygiene devices and equipment to help
Indeed, there are quite a few areas that
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For example, lapses in sterilization and
hospitals know which products are best
create vulnerabilities for infections at hos-
high-level disinfection are especially con-
for reducing infection risks,” said Davis.
pitals and health systems, said James Davis,
cerning, he said. There are environmental
“Other areas of vulnerability involve in-
MSN, RN, CCRN-K, HEM, CIC, FAPIC,
and construction-related factors. Hand
fection prevention program management,
Senior Infection Prevention & Patient
hygiene is a well-known concern for the
medical device issues broadly, as well as
Safety Analyst/Consultant, ECRI Institute.
spread of infections.
infection prevention considerations in the
March 2020 | The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
