The CMS Final Infection Control Worksheet for Hospitals 2016 is a webinar that covers topics such as:
- Infection preventionist identified and qualified
- Review the 49-page final hospital infection control worksheet
- Discuss required infection control policies for hospitals
- Identify infection control program and resources
- Training program and identification of must include problems
- Guidance on following national recognized standards (CDC, APIC, etc.)
- Describe what CMS requires for safe injection practices and sharps safety
- Discuss that the infection control worksheet has a tracer on indwelling urinary catheters
- Best practices for physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals
- Discuss that the infection control worksheet has a section on hand hygiene tracer
- Practice gaps and why these gaps exist
- Review the deficiency reports issued by the CMS in this area
- How to drive leadership involvement
The CMS Final Infection Control Worksheet for Hospitals 2016 is intended for attendees with job titles such as:
- Chief nursing officer
- Infection control nurse or coordinator (infection control professionals, now called infection preventionists by APIC and CMS)
- Chief Medical Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Hospital epidemiologists
- Nurse educator
- Nurses and nurse managers
- Infection control committee
- Joint Commission coordinator
- PI director
- Anesthesiologist and CRNAs
- All nursing supervisors and department directors
- Risk manager
- Chief medical officers and physicians
- Pharmacists
- Senior leadership
- Lab director
- Board members
- Compliance officer
- Patient safety officer
- Physicians and chief medical officer
- Dietician
- Housekeeping (Environmental Services)
- Maintenance director and staff
- All department directors
- OR manager and OR staff
- Anyone interested or responsible for infection control
- Anyone with direct patient care
