Question 1

What is a hospital-acquired infection (HAI)?

Accepted Answer

A hospital-acquired infection, also called a nosocomial infection or healthcare-associated infection, is an infection a patient develops during a hospital stay that was not present at admission. Shwill Medicom helps hospitals prevent, monitor and reduce HAIs through structured infection prevention and control programs.

Question 2

What is HAI surveillance?

Accepted Answer

HAI surveillance is the continuous, systematic monitoring of healthcare-associated infection data to detect risk early and guide prevention efforts.

Question 3

What is infection prevention and control (IPC)?

Accepted Answer

IPC is the evidence-based discipline of preventing healthcare-associated infections through surveillance, hygiene protocols, staff training and environmental controls.

Question 4

What is VAP?

Accepted Answer

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a lung infection that develops in patients on mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours.

Question 5

What is CAUTI?

Accepted Answer

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a urinary tract infection that develops in a patient with a urinary catheter.

Question 6

What is SSI?

Accepted Answer

A surgical site infection (SSI) is an infection that occurs at the surgical site within 30 days of a procedure, or within 90 days if an implant is placed.

Question 7

What services does Shwill Medicom provide?

Accepted Answer

Shwill Medicom provides infection prevention consulting, HAI surveillance, infection risk assessment, hospital hygiene programs, training, healthcare infrastructure planning, procurement consulting, and infection intelligence solutions.