The vast majority of patients have never asked a physician or other health professional if they washed their hands before a physical exam or medical procedure, said a survey released in September.

Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, identifies 12 critical questions ambulatory surgery centers and other providers need to ...

How important is proper hand washing? Handwashing is critical to staying safe and healthy all year round, but a recent survey shows many Americans still are not washing properly. Handwashing is ...

Hand washing is one of the best ways to keep kids healthy, but getting them to do it—and do it right—can be a challenge. But with the right tricks, you can turn this daily task into something your ...

This week I’m shedding light on an aspect of hand-washing that might be overlooked: the hand-drying part. Also in this issue: The seven least satisfying cars, and five ways to save on prescription ...

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in collaboration with the CDC, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology and the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, ...

Hand-washing takes less than half a minute, yet an estimated 97% of people do it wrong. That's a big problem since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that one of the most ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles in which we will bring in an expert to address some of the misinformation we have read in various social ...