Search Tag: healthcare-associated infections

2024 31 Aug

  Patient safety has been a central concern in healthcare systems worldwide, especially regarding inpatient care. Over the past few decades, various studies have shed light on the prevalence of adverse events unintended injuries or complications caused by medical management during hospitalisations. Despite significant efforts to improve safety protocols...Read more

2023 02 Mar

Find HMA On Social Media Arnefelina S. Tamayo, MSN,MAN,RN Infection Control Service Department… Chinhak Chun, M.D. Infection control specialist Read more

2019 22 May

Eighteen Actionable Patient Safety Solutions are the key to zero preventable patient deaths in our hospitals.   What are the patient safety processes that every hospital administrator and healthcare professional should adopt today to avoid preventable patient harm and death in hospitals?    It’s an unfortunate fact of the medical profession...Read more

2016 10 May

The high risk of burnout in ICU staff is well-known as is the high rate of healthcare-associated infections. Evidence is emerging of an association between staff burnout and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), when high levels of stress may lead to less attention to infection control. The effect of burnout on teamwork and indirectly on infections...Read more