Healthmarket Digest
August 2010
Beauty is Skin Deep
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Beauty is Skin Deep
     When it comes to effective cleaning, beauty is often "skin deep." We had a number of stories in the past week about fighting HAI's and the important role of environmental cleaning and proper hand washing - in other words "skin deep" surfaces. Sterilization and disinfection are critical, but the first step in any effective infection fighting regimen is cleaning. Cleaning alone removes the vast majority of contaminants, and clears the way for sterilants/disinfectants to do their job on any remaining small population of microbes. As these articles describe, to be effective, a proper surveillance program needs to be in place. We improve what we check. By auditing the effectiveness of your cleaning regimen, you and your institution will know how you are performing and will be able to focus and document steps which lead to improvement. Be sure to check out the stories below for more detail on how you can beautify your organizations "skin" by proper cleaning.

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News Headlines

Regulations, Compliance, and Good Clinical Practice; Public Workshop...
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JCAHO's Most challenging requirements for first half of 2010...
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Webinar: SHEDDING LIGHT ON ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE...
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Environmental Cleaning Industry's Reaction to H1N1...
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U.S. Workers Risking Injury by Not Wearing Required Safety Equipment...
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IAHCSMM Offers New Video to Promote CSSDs...
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8/31 Webinar: Discussion on Draft 510(k) rpt & Use of Science in Reg Decisions rpt...
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MRSA Policies Differ Among Hospitals, Study Show...
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HLAC Introduces Laundry Checklist Tool for Infection Professionals...
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Nanoscale Antimicrobial Coating for Surgical Instruments Kills MRSA on Contact...
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Observer Bias in Hand Hygiene Compliance Reporting...
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There are many organizations, for-profit, not-for-profit and governmental, focused on reducing HAI's. None more important, of course, than healthcare facilities themselves. One of these not-for-profit groups which has been very effective in getting the message out is the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths. Since 2004, RID has worked to increase awareness amongst the public as well as healthcare industry about the terrible ramifications of poor hygiene in healthcare delivery.

To learn more about this organization visit:
http://www.hospitalinfection.org/


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