The CMS Final Infection Control Worksheet for Hospitals 2016

Key Topics

• 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

Who should Attend

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