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Relates criticisms to the call of the U.S. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) for the reporting of patient deaths caused by hospital-acquired infections in January 2003. Instructions of JCAHO to its member facilities; Reason for the bulletin; Statistics on...
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The article lists the key resources responsible for spreading healthcare associated infections and several infection prevention and control measures that are displayed on the web portal created by the U.S. Joint Commission.
- Designing a defense. Sandrick, Karen // Health Facilities Management;May2002, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p14
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A quiz concerning hospital-acquired infections and the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) is presented.
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The article discusses the prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). It mentions that The Joint Commission will set up the National Patient Safety Goals 2009 to inform people about the infection and how to avoid and cure it. In addition, the organization requires hospitals to monitor...
- Deadline nears for HAI NPSG. // Healthcare Benchmarks & Quality Improvement;Dec2009, Vol. 16 Issue 12, p140
The article reports on the deadline for the implementation of the U.S. Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs). Requirements relating to the prevention of health care-associated infections (HAIs) will take effect on January 1, 2010. The steps that emergency departments can take...
- HAI prevention emphasized in 2009 National Patient Safety Goals. // Healthcare Benchmarks & Quality Improvement;Sep2008, Vol. 15 Issue 9, p85
The article reports on the U.S. Joint Commission's emphasis on hospital-acquired infections or HAI in the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals. Major changes for 2009 includes three new hospital and critical access hospital requirements, central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical...
