2014 Patient Safety Goals Has your ultrasound department established infection control guidelines? Enhanced Safety. Trusted Protection.

and nearly 100,000 associated deaths in U.S. hospitals according to the Centers for Disease Control1 HAI Type and Prevalence4 Urinary tract infections 32% Surgical site infections 22% Pneumonia 15% Bloodstream infections 14% Other Infection Control in the Ultrasound Department When establishing annual infection prevention plans and goals for patient safety, there are expectations that apply to all heathcare settings. The CDC’s Settings states that Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient “all healthcare settings, regardless of the level of care provided, must make infection prevention a priority...

2014 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals “Evidence indicates that, with focused efforts, these once‐ formidable infections can be greatly reduced in number, leading to a new normal for healthcare‐associated infections as rare, unacceptable events.” -Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH7 “The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) include: • Improve the accuracy of patient identification. • Improve the effectiveness of communciation among caregivers. • Improve the safety of using medications. • Reduce the harm associated with clinical alarm systems. • Reduce the risk of health care-associated...

'Assumes puncture procedure is being performed. "It is critical that health care workers follow standardized practices to minimize infection risks related to medical equipment, devices, 1. Klevens R, Edwards J, Richards C, Horan T, Gaynes R, Pollock D, and Cardo D. "Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002." Public Health Reports. 122 2. CDC Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care. 3. Tunstall T. "Infection Control in the Sonography Department." Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 26.190 (2010), originally...

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