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THE LATEST FROM HEALTHCARE SURFACES INSTITUTEHSI Announces New Board Member Ellen Turner
Ellen Turner brings diverse experience and expertise to the HSI Board of Directors We are thrilled to announce the addition of Ellen Turner to our board of directors. Her insight and contributions will enhance our focus on bringing education and real-world solutions...
The Science of UV Disinfection & Evidence-Based Use in Healthcare
How Critical is Disinfection of Hand-Held Technology Devices in Healthcare?
Environmental Services: Taking on Impossible Tasks Every Day
It is Environmental Services Week – a time to recognize the teams of healthcare services professionals committed and dedicated to cleaning and disinfecting our healthcare facilities. And the truth is, this can be a near impossible task at times. The Healthcare...
Recalls of Medical Equipment Due to Cleaning Agent Damage Highlight Need for a Call to Action
The Association for Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) continues to collaborate with the Healthcare Surfaces Institute (HSI) to improve the state of patient care through understanding and continuing to advance the knowledge of the healthcare industry...
Infection Control in the Digital Age: How to Keep Handheld Devices (and Your Hands) Clean
Thorough disinfection of mobile computers, tablets, and other devices is critical in workplaces and public spaces. But there is a right and wrong way to do it. When the pandemic started, many people questioned whether shared technology devices – like other shared...
How to Ensure that Electrostatic Sprayers Deliver Effective Disinfection
In the business of cleaning and disinfecting the patient care environment, the Environmental Services Department (EVS) is asked to perform processes that change a “soiled” room into a “patient ready” room. Perhaps the soiled room was a trauma room in the emergency...
FDA recalls medical devices damaged by incompatible disinfectants
Medical devices used in patient care are being recalled due to damage caused by disinfectants incompatible with the product’s surface material. There are many reasons why this is an issue. Medical devices damaged by cleaning with incompatible disinfectants can become...
Surface Disinfection Compatibility Part 3: Costs of “Incompatibility” in Healthcare
In Part 1 of this series, costs related to disinfection and surface incompatibility were reported as upwards of $4.1 million for one device at one hospital in a co-published case study. Part 2 described what factors contribute to surface disinfection compatibility...
5 Steps to Prevent Surface-Related Infections
A real-world patient care room – full of critical furnishings, equipment, and tools – comprises hundreds of different surface materials. Unfortunately, the reality is that most of these surfaces cannot be effectively disinfected and harbor microbes that cause deadly...
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