Environmental Services - February 2013
Patient infection rates have financial implications for hospitals
Healthcare facilities continue to increase their efforts to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI) not only for the good of the patients, but also for the financial implications for the hospitals.
2/20/2013
Free webcast addresses preventing the spread of C. diff infections
CleanLink.com will host the free webcast "Preventing the Spread of C. diff" March 6 at 1 p.m. Eastern.
2/13/2013
Healthcare environmental services leadership requires diverse skills
Hospital administrators need environmental services (ES) leaders who can demonstrate high competency across a wide swath of knowledge, skills and abilities.
2/8/2013
Healthcare facilities focus on cleaning to reduce patient infections
With Medicare and Medicaid payments now tied to how well healthcare providers protect patients from hospital-acquired infections, reducing HAIs has become an even larger priority for healthcare facilities. One of the major components to reducing HAIs is effective cleaning and disinfecting.
2/1/2013