Common lapses in healthcare facility infection prevention

These mistakes are likely to lead to a CMS citation


A number of common lapses in healthcare facility infection prevention are most likely to lead to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) citation, according to an article on the Outpatient Surgery website.

Infection Control Consulting Services (ICCS) has released a report identifying 5 of the top citations.

One of the top infection-related citations is failure to use an approved laundry service for scrubs.

Central processing failures including inadequately monitoring the environment in central processing is another common lapse.

Read the article.

 

 



March 30, 2016


Topic Area: Maintenance and Operations


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