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 J. Darrel Hicks | Jun 10, 2019 | Cleaning & Disinfection
Coming to Terms: Clean and Cleaning Post Author: Although cleanliness may be next to godliness, it’s also very closely related to disinfection. In fact, cleaning may avert the need to disinfect in some situations because clean and dry surfaces can’t harbor...
by Rodney Rohde | Nov 21, 2018 | Case Studies
#SurfacesMatter in Pathogen Transmission Post Author: Rodney Rohde Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM SVCM, MBCM, FACSc has dutifully served on the Board of Directors for the Healthcare Surfaces Summit since its inception because the mission of finding solutions to...
