Infection Control Today Magazine

Ambulatory Care

OSHA Most Frequently Cites ASCs for Bloodborne Pathogen Violations

Although more than half of the surgeries in the U.S. are performed inambulatory care centers, ambulatory surgery center (ASC) resources and safety oversight may lag significantly behind those of their hospital counterparts. In the past four years, the Occupational Safety ...More
November 1, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Infection Prevention for Outpatient Care

Infection Control Today magazine and SurgiStrategies magazine present a primer on infection prevention in outpatient care, based on the CDC's new guidance for ambulatory surgery centers. ...More
July 28, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Policies and Practice
Infection Prevention in Outpatient, LTC Facilities

As healthcare delivery evolves, institutions and systems are expanding their campuses to include ambulatory and long-term care facilities. And for infection preventionists working in stand-alone facilities, they must stay up to date on infection prevention imperatives. ...More
July 19, 2011
Posted in Articles, Infections & Pathogens
CDC Releases Infection Prevention Guide to Promote Safe Outpatient Care

Medical care in outpatient settings has surged in recent years, yet in many cases, adherence to standard infection prevention practices in outpatient settings is lacking. To protect patients and help educate clinicians about minimum expectations of safe care, the Centers ...More
July 13, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens, Policies and Practice
3M Offers Webinar Series on Sterilization and Sterility Assurance in the Outpatient Setting

3M Infection Prevention recognizes the important role ambulatory surgery centers play in the healthcare environment. To help practitioners meet their mission of excellence in patient care, the 3M Sterile U program has designed a series of sterilization education webinars ...More
June 8, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Florida ASC Executive Wins APIC's Healthcare Administrator Award

David G. Daniel, FACHE, FAAMA, the chief executive officer of the Lakeland Surgical & Diagnostic Center (LSDC) in Lakeland, Fla., has been named the recipient of the second annual Healthcare Administrator Award, presented by the Association for Professionals in ...More
October 14, 2010
Posted in News
HHS Seeks Comment on HAI Action Plan Strategies for Outpatient Care

The Office of Healthcare Quality is soliciting public comment on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections draft tier 2 modules. The action plan identifies key actions in the prevention of ...More
September 30, 2010
Posted in News
Non-Compliance with Identifying Infection Risks Still an Issue in Ambulatory Care

The Joint Commission says that ambulatory care facilities are still struggling with certain requirements relating to infection prevention and control. The Joint Commission collects data on organizations’ compliance with standards, National Patient Safety Goals, the ...More
August 19, 2010
Posted in News
Study Finds Infection Control Lapses at ASCs

An assessment of nearly 70 ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in three states found that lapses in infection control were common, including for practices such as hand hygiene, injection and medication safety and equipment reprocessing, according to a study in the June 9 ...More
July 2, 2010
Posted in Articles, Hand Hygiene
New Infection Control Requirements for ASCs: What You Need to Know

On Nov. 18, 2008 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System final rule (73 FR 68502), which included revisions to the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) in 42 CFR 416.2 ...More
July 9, 2009
Posted in Articles