Infection Prevention and Control
Approach to Standards Compliance
When developing infection prevention and control processes, practices, policies, and procedures The Joint Commission encourages organizations to follow the hierarchical approach to determine infection control requirements that are specific to their organizations.
Learn more Screen Find our more on hierarchical guide
Further information can be found in Perspectives, April 2019.
In addition, accredited organizations should monitor the Consistent Interpretations section of Perspectives for examples of RFIs related to Infection Prevention and Control. Topics that have been covered include Personal Protective Equipment (August 2019), Water Management (January 2020), Operative Attire (March 2020), Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration (May 2021), Ultrasound Transducers (July 2021).
CDC’s Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings
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Standards
- Coronavirus
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)
- Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs
- Dental
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- General Infection Prevention and Control
- Guidelines
- Hand Hygiene
- High Reliability and Infection Prevention
- Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Safety Alerts
- Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Response
- Influenza and Other Contagious Diseases
- Legionnaires Disease
- Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO)
- Respiratory Protection
- Sepsis
- Surgical Site Infections (SSI)
- Vaccination
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Infection Prevention and Control
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph
- CLABSI Toolkit - Introduction
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 1
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 2
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 3
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 4
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 5
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 6
- CLABSI Toolkit Directory, Glossary, Acknowledgements, and Disclaimer
- Ambulatory Health Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Antibiotic Stewardship
- Behavioral Health Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
- Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
- Critical Access Hospital Infection Prevention and Control
- Dental
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- General Infection Prevention and Control
- Guidelines
- Hand Hygiene
- High Reliability and Infection Prevention
- Home Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Hospital Infection Prevention and Control
- Infection Prevention and Control Hierarchy
- Infection Prevention and Control Safety Alerts
- Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Response
- Influenza and Other Related Diseases
- Laboratory Infection Prevention and Control
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
- Nursing Care Center Infection Prevention and Control
- Respiratory Protection
- Sepsis
- Surgical Site Infections
- Vaccination
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph