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Tip of the week: Use standard IC definitions
Infection Control Monitor, May 30, 2008
As you get ready for the October 1 implementation of a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) regulation that will reduce payment for three types of hospital-acquired infections, you will want to ensure proper definitions for infections at your facility.
Hospitals should not only make sure that they are using standard surveillance definitions for various infections, but that all staff members are interpreting them the same way.
For more tips on how to get ready for the CMS change, go www.hcpro.com/content/210694.cfm. The cost is $10. Briefings on Infection Control subscribers received this story with their subscriptions.
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