Preventing health care associated infections (HAIs) has emerged as a top priority in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (National Quality Strategy). The March 21, 2011 report to Congress was…
Hospital Infection Control & Prevention has been the leading source for news and comment on health care epidemiology for 38 years. With the HICprevent blog site we extend our coverage and commentary on this dynamic field, opening a new dialogue with infection preventionists, health care epidemiologists and others seeking solutions to one of the most vexing problems in patient safety: health care associated infections. HICprevent welcomes your comments, questions, tips and strategies for infection prevention.