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OrthoNeuro in Columbus, Ohio, announced that Nicholas Cheney, DO, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined its medical staff.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers free resources on developing a "just culture" and applying strategies of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program.

The bacteria acinetobacter baumannii infected eight burn unit patients at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., according to an Ocala Star Banner report. The hospital is investigating the cause of the outbreak, which hit the unit in March and caused…

The vast majority of patients with healthcare-associated infections believe learning about multidrug-resistant organisms is important or very important, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Infection preventionists' expanding role to meet quality demands is rife with tension and uncertainty, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Sharing patient data among regional hospitals can reduce the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci, according to a study published in the most recent issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.  Read the full article on Becker’s Hospital Review. 

  A new study in the American Journal of Infection Control has identified five interventional areas that decrease the risk of surgical site infections after orthopedic surgery.

A larger percentage of staff at a Magnet-designated academic medical center complied with contact precautions guidelines compared with staff at a community medical center, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Healthcare workers' hand hygiene compliance was higher when patients were under contact precautions — measures taken to reduce the spread of infection — compared with the hospital population overall, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

North American Spine Society announced that Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, has received the Henry Farfan Award.