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Vitalacy Team
- Jun 29
- 5 min
WHO Report Reveals IPC Programs Emphasizing Hand Hygiene Can Reduce HAIs by 70%
World Health Organization shows that good hand hygiene and other cost-effective infection prevention and control (IPC) practices can prevent
Haley Dukelow
- Jun 14, 2021
- 3 min
Global WHO Study Uncovers Mediocre IPC Performance in Higher-Income Countries
According to the WHO, half of HAIs and 75% of deaths related to antimicrobial resistance could be avoided by implementing effective IPC.
Janel Nour-Omid
- May 17, 2021
- 4 min
5 Studies Show How Direct Observation Inflates Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates Due to Hawthorne Effect
By Janel Nour-Omid, CEO and Cofounder In today’s fast-paced, high-stress health care environment, it can be tempting to skip a hand wash if
Vitalacy Team
- Mar 31, 2020
- 4 min
Why Gentle Reminders About Hand Hygiene Prevent Infections and Save Lives
To remind care providers of hand hygiene compliance at the point of care, Vitalacy devised a private, tactile reminder – a brief vibration.
Vitalacy Team
- Feb 5, 2019
- 5 min
National Patient Safety Goals: Reducing the Harm Associated with Clinical Alarm Systems
By CS Copeland, PhD Picture yourself as a nurse in a busy contemporary hospital. Is the scene you imagine a quiet one? If so, you...
Vitalacy Team
- Jan 22, 2019
- 4 min
National Patient Safety Goals: Accurate Patient Identification
By CS Copeland, PhD “Do-the-2. Verify two patient identifiers — every patient, every time." This pithy advice from the University of...
Vitalacy Team
- Mar 29, 2018
- 4 min
Malacidins: Finding New Antibiotics in the Dirt
By Deila Taylor Sometimes a new more-powerful antibiotic is right under your feet. Dirt may be the answer to a new class of antibiotics...
Vitalacy Team
- Aug 18, 2017
- 2 min
How Animals Are Helping Hospitals With Infection Control
It’s no secret that sometimes animals are inadvertently responsible for passing on dangerous—possibly even fatal—illnesses and infections...