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Vitalacy Team
- Oct 11
- 5 min
Does Poor Hand Hygiene Compliance Contribute to Health Disparities Among Hospitalized Patients?
Once patients are hospitalized due to these racial inequalities, does poor hand hygiene contribute to further health disparities?
Judith Fine
- Jun 13
- 3 min
'Speaking Up' Shows A Commitment to Patient Safety
Patients and family members have the right to speak up and respectfully remind staff to comply with quality standards like hand hygiene...
Haley Dukelow
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Two Reports Point Way to Post-COVID Safety
By Haley Dukelow, VP Operations Two recent articles show the detrimental impact of COVID-19 on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)...
Vitalacy Team
- Mar 19, 2018
- 4 min
How Vitalacy Uses Artificial Intelligence to Promote Patient Safety
My sordid past with healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) began years ago when my cousin caught an HAI in a hospital emergency room. He ha
Vitalacy Team
- Apr 10, 2017
- 5 min
Making The 2017 Joint Commission Goals A Reality At Your Hospital
The Joint Commission 2017 goals provide guidelines for hospital hand hygiene. Here’s how to make these goals a reality at your hospital:
Vitalacy Team
- Mar 31, 2017
- 4 min
Healthcare Lawsuits And Infection Control: An Expensive Collision
Read about 6 serious healthcare lawsuits involving infection control failures in U.S. hospitals: It won’t come as any surprise to infection