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 ...

Federal regulators have quietly put in place new, stricter enforcement measures for nursing homes that struggle to meet infection control and vaccine immunization requirements for residents and staff.

Photo credit: Dr_Microbe/Getty Images. BALTIMORE — Quality experts at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be taking a closer look at sepsis rates in nursing homes while continuing ...