When a Tennessee court found nurse RaDonda Vaught guilty of criminally negligent homicide, nurses everywhere cringed. They could only too easily see themselves in Vaught’s shoes. Vaught, an experienced intensive care nurse, accidentally admin...
More than 1600 monkeypox cases were confirmed in at least 35 countries by mid-June, 2022. And though experts agree that monkeypox – a viral illness that causes fever, swollen lymph nodes, flu-like symptoms and a rash – is unlikely to cause death ...
The Leapfrog Group is offering hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers an alternative path to meeting the organization’s Hand Hygiene Standard. On March 14, 2022, Leapfrog released its Summary of Changes to the 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Survey & ...
By Jennifer L.W. Fink, RN, BSN “This? This is a thing for nurses?” TikTokker @TheNurseErica steps aside, revealing an electronic hand hygiene system. Her skepticism and sarcasm are clearly on display. And you know what? I don’t blame her. Long-...
ATLANTA, GA – May 11, 2022 – Clean Hands–Safe Hands announced today that it’s been named one of Atlanta’s 2022 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®. From Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®: The Best and Brightest Compa...
You know how important your Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is to your institution’s reputation and functioning. And you know that the Leapfrog Hand Hygiene Survey contributes to your facility’s safety grade. You probably also know that Leapfrog h...
ATLANTA, GA – May 2, 2022 – Clean Hands–Safe Hands announced today that its been named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle Pacesetter list of the top 100 fastest-growing companies in the metro area. To qualify for the Pacesetter list, companies m...
TAG Names Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia ATLANTA (April 13, 2022) – Each year, the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) unveils the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia. This year, there are actually...
“Technology made large populations possible; large populations now make technology indispensable.” ― Joseph Wood Krutch, American author Infection preventionists have a vitally important job: they’re charged with preventing the spread of infe...
Weighing a chicken doesn’t make it fatter. That piece of wisdom comes from William Bornstein, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer for Emory Healthcare. It might seem strange for a medical doctor to “weigh i...
