Environmental cleaning in outpatient settings: Has your team mastered the basics?
Medical Environment Update, April 20, 2017
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Healthcare delivery has shifted in recent decades away from inpatient hospital care to a number of outpatient settings instead, as providers respond to patient and market demands. The shift has been hailed as a cost-saving model that promotes preventive care, but it also introduces challenges—not the least of which is figuring out how to keep stand-alone clinics clean.
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