IC deficiencies elicit a close look at the MRI suite
Briefings on Infection Control, August 1, 2009
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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.
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