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Tip of the week: Create ties with other organizations
Infection Control Monitor, December 7, 2007
Here's an idea that hospitals can use to track postdischarge infections that occur after patients leave a facility: Create ties with other organizations.
If your facility regularly sends patients to another organization, develop a relationship with individuals at that organization to ensure that they will contact you if a patient you treated is diagnosed with a related infection. For example, facilities should understand the need to report every occurrence of a patient with a surgical-site infection.
For more tips on how to how to improve postdischarge surveillance, go to www.hcpro.com/content/78419.cfm. The cost is $10. Briefings on Infection Control subscribers received this story with their subscriptions.
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