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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

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