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Presented by Laura A Dixon
Duration - 90 Minutes
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A hospital must have an active infection control program to track, prevent and control infectious diseases, including Healthcare-Associated Infections, or HAIs. Additionally, the hospital must have a program for optimizing antibiotic use through stewardship. This program will discuss CMS's changes to the infection control standards in 2019 and the interpretive guidelines developed in July 2022.
The program will cover what a hospital must have in place to comply with the regulation, including qualifications of the infection preventionist, the existence of a hospital-wide antibiotic stewardship program, and following nationally recognized infection control standards.
Though no longer utilized by CMS during a survey, the Infection Control Worksheet will be mentioned. It is an excellent tool to prepare a facility for a study because CMS incorporated the areas covered in the worksheet into the standards.
This webinar will cover the CDC vaccine storage, handling toolkit, and the procedures for cleaning and disinfecting reusable medical devices. The Joint Commission standards on Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP) will be discussed.
Laura A. Dixon recently served as the Regional Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety for Kaiser Permanente Colorado, providing consultation and resources to clinical staff. Prior to joining Kaiser, she served as the Director of Facility Patient Safety and Risk Management and Operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020.... Read more
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