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Briefings on Accreditation and Quality

High- and low-risk devices are all the same to surveyors; New maintenance standards could prove costly for hospitals:

Many were shocked by The Joint Commission’s newest standards and elements of performance (EP) on medical device maintenance. The accreditor will no longer distinguish between “high-risk” and “non-high-risk” equipment when surveying maintenance and inspection compliance. Instead, facilities are expected to achieve 100% inspection compliance for both types of devices.

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The Healthcare Diagnostic Devices Reprocessing Toolkit

Hundreds of people in U.S. hospitals have been sickened by exposure to deadly bacteria on poorly disinfected, but routinely used diagnostic scopes. Additionally, several hospitals have been hit by major fines and loss of accreditation for failure to adhere to strict regulations requiring hospitals to reduce the risk of deadly infections. The need for affordable infection control training has never been greater. That’s where The Healthcare Diagnostic Devices Reprocessing Toolkit comes in. This comprehensive toolkit of checklists, tools, and resources will help hospitals address the increasing problem of improperly disinfected scopes and other diagnostic devices.

This electronic toolkit will help you:
•    Identify infection control best practices
•    Overhaul the facility’s reprocessing program
•    Distribute training materials to staff electronically

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