Infection Control Initiatives

Infection control is a critical component of safe, quality health care.  The Joint Commission is addressing this important issue with a number of initiatives.

What's New

• Free Podcast on Improving Your Influenza Vaccination Program (10/15/09)
• Free Webinar * - NPSG 7 Healthcare-Associated Infections From the Bedside to the C-Suite
  • Reduce HAIs by complying with NPSG.07.03.01, NPSG.07.04.01, NPSG.07.05.01
  • Understand how these three NPSGs relate to the Infection Control Chapter requirements
  • See the role infection prevention and control plays in high reliability organizations
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Monographs

• “Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients through Influenza Vaccination” (6/24/09)
• “Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence”  (4/14/09)

Speak Up

• Five Things You Can Do To Prevent Infection 
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Additional Resources

• National Patient Safety Goals
• Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs in Acute Care Hospitals (SHEA)
• Infection Control Related Sentinel Events

Joint Commission Resources (JCR)

• Hand Hygiene Buttons
  • "Ask Me If I've Washed My Hands" 
  • "Stopping Infection Is in Our Hands" 
• Hand Hygiene: Toolkit for Implementing the NPSG
• Meeting The Joint Commission's IC Requirements