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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.

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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

In November 2022, CDC revised this document which concisely describes a core set of infection prevention and control practices that are required in all healthcare settings, regardless of the type of healthcare provided.

Joint Commission Experts in the News

Joint Commission infection prevention and control experts are featured in a variety of publications.

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On this site, we provide links to materials developed by The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources® (JCR®) that relate to infection prevention and control (IPC). For specific topics, we also provide selected links to government and professional association resources. Information by topic and settings can be found at the bottom of the page and on the right side.

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Standards 

For questions and answers related to IPC standards, please visit the standards interpretation page.