Infection Control Articles by Topic: Joint Commission Compliance
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 40, October 7, 2009
Last week the Joint Commission released official changes to the 2010 National Patient Safety Goals...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 30, July 29, 2009
A recent Joint Commission position statement on sterilization procedures has created a buzz in some...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 28, July 15, 2009
The Joint Commission is offering Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming the Challenges, a...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
It’s difficult enough to establish effective means of communication between the IC team and...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
Although it’s not technically considered part of the IC department, the laboratory services...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 3, March 1, 2009
Under Joint Commission standard IC.02.03.01, an organization must work to prevent the transmission...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 2, February 1, 2009
In September 2008, an independent foundation that began by inspecting and evaluating Norwegian...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 2, February 1, 2009
A new 2009 Joint Commission standard requires hospitals to tell patients that the facility may need...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 2, February 1, 2009
Three of the five Joint Commission 2008 Ernest A. Codman Awards were bestowed on hospitals whose IC...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 4, January 28, 2009
From an IC perspective, the first steps of a construction or renovation project in your hospital is...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 1, January 7, 2009
This week The Joint Commission changed one of its infection control (IC) standards for 2009...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
When a Joint Commission surveyor comes into your IC department, the first thing he or she will...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Under Joint Commission standard IC.9.10, soon to become IC.01.02.01 in January after the...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 9, November 26, 2008
Hospital design characteristics can improve patient safety and healthcare outcomes, and provide a...