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41 – Monthly/Quarterly Tasks: Perform infection control audits
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The eighth task that you should complete monthly or quarterly is performing infection control audits.
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The Importance of Infection Control Audits
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The eighth task that you should complete monthly or quarterly is performing infection control audits. Infection control is critical to patient safety and quality of care in surgery centers. Regular audits of infection control practices and procedures are necessary to obtain compliance with established standards and guidelines, identify potential areas of improvement, and prevent avoidable infections.
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These audits involve a systematic review of the policies, procedures, and practices related to infection prevention and control within the surgery center.
Key Components of Audits
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A comprehensive infection control audit typically assesses hand hygiene and personal protective equipment, injection safety and medication handling, equipment reprocessing, environmental cleaning, and handling of blood glucose monitoring equipment.
Audit Planning and Approach
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you will need to develop an audit plan, use standardized tools such as HST and Checklist to guarantee consistency, involve trained auditors, and include a mix of observation, interview, and documentation review to make sure you see a holistic view.
Guidance Tools and Compliance Review
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To help get started or review your current processes, CMS offers an ASC infection control audit tool on its website available for download. Next, let's walk through the key process steps for this phase.
Conducting and Analyzing Audits
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Step 1, develop a comprehensive audit plan that includes the scope of the audit, the criteria to be audited, the methodology to be used, and the schedule for the audit. Step 2. Conduct the audit according to the audit plan.
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Use standardized tools and checklists to ensure a consistent and thorough approach. Include a mix of observation, interview, and document review in the audit methodology. Step 3.
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Analyze the audit findings to identify any areas of non-compliance or areas for improvement. Step 4. Follow up on items identified during the audit in a timely manner and make sure the necessary changes are implemented. The following key performance indicators will help you track your success. Infection rates.