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Value of an Infection Control Practitioner in Improving Infection Control Practices at Ambulatory Sites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Melanie Zimmerman ,
Stacy Pur ,
Barbara Schmitt ,
Stuart Levin ,
Alan A. Harris  and
John Segreti
Melanie Zimmerman
Affiliation:
Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
Stacy Pur
Affiliation:
Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
Barbara Schmitt
Affiliation:
Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
Stuart Levin
Affiliation:
Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
Alan A. Harris
Affiliation:
Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
John Segreti*
Affiliation:
Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
*
600 S. Paulina, Suite 143 AcFac, Chicago, IL 60612
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Abstract

Little information exists on the state of infection control (IC) practices in ambulatory sites. In preparation for a JCAHO survey, 62 ambulatory sites were visited to monitor and improve IC practices. A dedicated IC practitioner was instrumental in improving practices at ambulatory sites and in successfully completing a JCAHO survey.

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , April 2004 , pp. 348 - 350
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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