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 | 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...
by Healthcare Surfaces Institute | Mar 10, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
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...
by Linda Lybert, Executive Director | Feb 7, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
Surface Disinfection Compatibility Part 1: What Is It? Improperly disinfected surfaces in healthcare facilities are a leading cause of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), which kill a person every 5 minutes in the U.S. In response, many training programs exist to...
