SAFETY GUIDELINES, STANDARDS AND LINKS

• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology—Mandatory Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections
• Association for Vascular Access—Save That Line!
• Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID)
• Dateline NBC Report on Hospital Infections
• Infection Control Today
• MRSA Resources
• Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council—Hospital-Acquired Infections in Pennsylvania
• SafeCareCampaign.org
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
• Stop Hospital Infections.org
• USA Today—“Hospital-acquired infections take toll on bottom lines”
  

Regulations and Guidelines

• CDC Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
• CDC Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
• CDC Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  • 5 Million Lives Campaign
  • 5 Million Lives Campaign Discussion Groups
• JCAHO Patient Safety Goals
• Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety—Speak Up!
• Leapfrog Group for Patient Safety
• Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (1970)
• OSHA Standards for Healthcare Facilities
• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention

How-to Guides

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  • Prevent Central Line Infections
  • Rapid Response Teams
  • Prevent Adverse Drug Events
  • Improved Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Prevent Surgical Site Infections
  • Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
    
• Institute of Medicine’s Crossing the Quality Chasm: The IOM Healthcare Quality Initiative