The December 2017 issue of the ICCS Infection Prevention & Control Newsletter has published.
The issue identifies some of the most pertinent infection prevention and control news from December. Topics covered in this issue include infectious disease response, a surgical site infection toolkit, Medicare hospital penalties, nursing homes, influenza and tuberculosis.
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The November 2017 issue of the ICCS Infection Prevention & Control Newsletter has published.
The issue identifies some of the most pertinent infection prevention and control news from November. Topics covered in this issue include surgery center reprocessing compliance, infectious disease outbreak response, pediatric infection prevention in ambulatory settings, sick healthcare workers, superbug tracking and TB.
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Infection Control Consulting Services (ICCS) Founder and President Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC, FAPIC, is featured in a new article published in Ambulatory Insider from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
The article is titled "Improving Reprocessing Compliance: 5 Steps to Take." In the piece, Ms. Segal notes several factors contributing to non-compliance with respect to reprocessing and then shares five steps ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) should take to improve their compliance with reprocessing requirements.
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Ambulatory Insider is AORN's monthly digital newsletter focused on ambulatory surgery centers, providing ASC news, announcements, professional development opportunities, legislative guidance and more.