In the ongoing battle against hospital-acquired infections, hospitals continue to look for ways to increase hand hygiene compliance among their staff members. (Lisa DeJong/The Plain Dealer) CLEVELAND, ...

Physician compliance with hand hygiene protocols prior to patient examination may improve when physicians are asked to offer hand sanitizer to patients before washing their hands with the sanitizer ...

Hand-washing, patient falls and injuries and collapsed lungs were cited as areas of concern for metro-east area hospitals this autumn, according to a watchdog report released Nov. 16. The Leapfrog ...

A provision that would require healthcare workers to wash their hands between patients has been cut out of a patient safety bill moving through the Nevada legislature, according to a report by the ...

(HealthDay)—A new approach to outpatient hand washing involving patient and physician co-washing may increase hand washing, according to a study published in the March/April issue of the Annals of ...

Andrew Davies, 62, was found to have targeted a helpless patient in his care who was only able to communicate using his eyes ...

Depending on the patient’s illness and strength, he/she may be able to bath himself or may need assistance. Even if the patient is bathing him/herself, the door should not be locked and the patient ...

Hospital chiefs were forced to apologise to the family of a patient who died after potentially swallowing washing up liquid left out by staff. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, ...