Nursing homes must begin to use enhanced barrier precautions to prevent broader transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms and to help protect patients with chronic wounds and indwelling devices, ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday proposed a new rule intended to reduce overuse of antibiotics, implement comprehensive requirements for infection prevention and prohibit ...

CMS updated its infection control guidance on COVID-19 using and building off of guidelines from the CDC. Monitor the CDC website and local public health departments for information and resources ...

Five hours and eight minutes. That’s the amount of a hospital infection preventionist’s time that’s eaten up by meeting CMS reporting requirements, according to new research. Feeling burdened by the ...