Steve Reinecke clinical advisor and VP of international sales, Proximity Systems, Inc. Nosocomial pathogens, commonly referred to as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), cause life-threatening complications for patients and costly consequences for healthcare facilities. One in 31 patients hospitalized in the United States in 2017 had at least one HAI on any given day1. In … [Read more...] about Evaluating the Efficacy of a ‘No-Touch’ UV-C Radiation Device as a High-Touch Disinfectant
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Evolving Technologies for Decontaminating Healthcare Environments
Robert A. Garcia, BS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC Article excerpt reprinted courtesy of CASPR Medik™ The development of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remains a major national patient safety issue, with upward of 1.7 million infections and 99,000 deaths occurring annually. The overall direct cost of HAIs to hospitals has been reported to be in the range from $28 billion to … [Read more...] about Evolving Technologies for Decontaminating Healthcare Environments