by Linda Lybert, Executive Director | Sep 14, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
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...
by Barbara Strain, MA, SM(ASCP), CVAHP, Strategic Board Liaison, AHVAP | Aug 24, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
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...
by Chris Sullivan, Practice Lead, Zebra Technologies | Jul 20, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
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...
by J. Darrel Hicks | May 19, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
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...
by Healthcare Surfaces Institute | Apr 27, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
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...
by Barbara Strain, MA, SM(ASCP), CVAHP, Strategic Board Liaison, AHVAP | Mar 25, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
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...
