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Interior finishes and infection prevention
Five infection prevention features to look for when selecting health care interior finishes
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Environmental Services
Environmental Services
Infection control during construction
Steps to create an infection control risk assessment for health facilities projects
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Environmental services
Science-based health care cleaning
EVS director develops effective and system-changing program on the way to achieving AHE designation
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Environmental Services
Study: Opinions differ on UV devices
Clinicians, EVS staff and patients have different views on UV devices, according to recent study
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Environmental Services
University of Utah Health's six-phase methodology
The university follows a best practice to build trust between the organization and its EVS vendor
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Environmental Services
Building stakeholder value into EVS contracts
Continuous improvement and systemic respect are foundational to working with vendors
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Environmental services
Environmental services technician certification proves its worth
Study shows that certification helped to increase patient satisfaction and decrease infection rates in hospitals
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Bringing OR throughput up to speed
Hospital adopts computerized workflow system to improve communication between EVS and clinical staff
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EVS techs help create training
Researchers say front-line staff participation in training development helped produce sustained improvements
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Environmental services
Three ways to reduce EVS turnover
A positive work environment, advancement and accreditation help to motivate front-line employees
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