Month: September 2013
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Waiting Area Full-Height Partitions
To meet life and safety code for your Medicare certified inspection the surgery center must provide a recovery area separated by a full-height partitions with doors at all access points, including waiting room and reception areas. The recovery room must be used specifically for preoperative preparation of patients and post-operative recovery. You must have a…
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Securing A Sanitary Surgery Environment
You want to make sure that your surgery center is designed to support the safe and sanitary provisions of the procedures performed including the adequate separation of clean and dirty materials. Make sure you have adequate space for cleaning and disinfection anticipated. Here’s to your success, NB
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Hand Hygiene Surveillance Project
The key elements to a successful infection control program include tracking patient infections and implementing surveillance projects of focus for the surgery center staff. Part of the Infection Control Coordinator’s job description is to oversee various infection control surveillance activities. When observing hand hygiene techniques of staff members make sure you document that you observed…
