You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to clean...or wipe ....or swab a stethoscope? That's the question raised by a new quality improvement ...

You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to clean…or wipe ….or swab a stethoscope? That's the question raised by a new quality improvement ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite this evidence, Holleck and colleagues pointed out that stethoscope hygiene rates have been “abysmal” in ...

A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control examined stethoscope cleaning and hand hygiene in an emergency department setting. Researchers anonymously observed stethoscope cleaning ...

Risk for burnout lower in clinics with social worker, pharmacist on care team. Even after the intervention, of 41 subsequent observations, the researchers still noted zero occurrences of stethoscope ...

Since the invention of the stethoscope by Rene Laënnec in 1816, the most relied-upon diagnostic tool in modern healthcare delivery and, in popular culture, is one of the identifiers of a doctor or ...

Clinicians participating in a quality improvement pilot project failed to sanitize stethoscopes between patient interactions, even after educational interventions, according to a study published in ...

San Diego, California, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AseptiScope®, a California-based, clinical innovation company, has introduced its patented DiskCover® System, a novel technology allowing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Installation of a stethoscope disinfection device increased hand hygiene ...

(HealthDay News) — Stethoscope hygiene is rarely performed by trainee physicians, according to a research letter published online April 2 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. Ian Harold Jenkins, MD, ...

Arlington, Va., July 18, 2017 - You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to clean...or wipe ....or swab a stethoscope? That's the question ...

You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to clean ... or wipe ... or swab a stethoscope? That's the question raised by a new quality improvement ...