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Joint Commission expands hand hygiene goal
Infection Control Monitor, July 6, 2007
The Joint Commission has expanded its hand hygiene requirements as part of the 2008 National Patient Safety Goals.
Infection control professionals will want to take note that the updated goals include language that allows healthcare organizations to use hand hygiene recommendations by the World Health Organization as an alternative to the CDC guidelines. To view an advanced draft of WHO Guidelines On Hand Hygiene in Health Care, click here. The WHO indicates on its Web site that the final version will be ready in 2007.
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