More Than One-Third of LTC Facilities Fail to Meet Basic Hand Hygiene Requirements

According to new data from the Joint Commission, more than one-third of Medicare/Medicaid-certified LTC facilities failed to meet basic hand hygiene requirements - set forth by the WHO and CDC - during the first half of 2013.

The Joint Commission, formerly JCAHO, collects information about operators' compliance with quality measures.

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