New CDC Infection Prevention Guidelines for Outpatient Clinics
Considering the fact that most medical procedures in the United States every year are performed in outpatient clinics, Indiana medical malpractice attorneys have found it odd that there hasn't been as much focus on prevention of medical errors in these clinics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is rectifying that. The agency has released new guidelines for the prevention of errors and infections in outpatient clinics.
Outpatient settings including ambulatory care centers, endoscopy centers and primary care clinics have become the setting for most medical procedures that take place in the country every day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has known for a very long time now that infections in these centers are just as high as those at hospitals.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's new guidelines sets standards for the prevention of errors and infections. The new guidelines include a focus on the development of infection prevention programs, supplies for hand hygiene and infection control, and the appointment of one trained individual who can supervise infection prevention programs in a hospital. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention also recommends that infection prevention policies in a hospital be well defined and clearly written out.
The guidelines also have suggestions for hand hygiene compliance in ambulatory care settings, the selection and proper use of personal protection equipment, disinfection of environmental surfaces, disinfection of Medical equipment and respiratory hygiene.
