IC deficiencies elicit a close look at the MRI suite
Briefings on Infection Control, August 1, 2009
This is an excerpt from a member only article. To read the article in its entirety, please login or subscribe to Briefings on Infection Control.
If a patient walked into a doctor’s office or a hospital and saw evidence that the facility lacked adequate IC, it wouldn’t be surprising to see that patient turn around and walk out.
The MRI suite doesn’t seem to have that problem, says Peter Rothschild, MD, president and founder of Patient Care Systems, Inc., in Newark, CA. For years, many MRI suites in hospitals and outpatient facilities have operated without proper IC procedures, primarily because the dangers of the MRI’s magnetic field bar almost all employees from entering the room, Rothschild says. As a result, the area has flown under the IC radar.
This is an excerpt from a member only article. To read the article in its entirety, please login or subscribe to Briefings on Infection Control.
Related Products
-
Briefings on The Joint Commission
Briefings on The Joint Commission will help you with all of your accreditation and survey preparation needs. Every month...
-
Hospital Safety Center
Improve compliance with hospital safety standards from The Joint Commission, OSHA, and other regulators with this...
-
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance
Learn Life Safety Code tips and interpretations for healthcare facilities with this in-depth monthly resource.
-
The Infection Prevention Toolkit: Seven-Minute Solutions for Five IC Hotspots
This DVD provides five, seven -minute segments, that cover the most pressing topics in IC prevention.
-
Briefings on Infection Control
Your facility's infection control and prevention initiatives are in the spotlight: Scrutiny from The Joint Commission, CDC...
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- Q/A: Billing telemetry daily monitoring
- Credentialing monthly: What is the role of the credentials committee in addressing unprofessional conduct?
- 2010 ICD-9 code updates now available online
- Master modifiers to ensure accurate reimbursement
- Radiologist indicted for fraudulently signing reports
- New report reveals $47 billion in Medicare fraud
- H1N1 hits Maine facility
- National Quality Forum creates standardized set of data for electronic health records
- Don’t be scared into silence: Affiliation letter safeguards allow you to disclose more
- Understand the H1N1 Flu and how to code it
- E-mailed
-
- Credentialing monthly: What is the role of the credentials committee in addressing unprofessional conduct?
- Q/A: Billing telemetry daily monitoring
- Radiologist indicted for fraudulently signing reports
- New report reveals $47 billion in Medicare fraud
- Revised MS.1.20 'huge improvement', out for comment again
- H1N1 hits Maine facility
- Providers report first RAC denials in Florida, South Carolina
- Briefings on Outpatient Rehab Reimbursement and Regulations, December 2009
- Develop effective strategies for your breach notification response program
- Hand hygiene rates improved through variety of reinforcement styles
- Searched