Correction: This article previously stated that this checklist includes the dialysis setting. The CDC clarified to RBT that this is not the case, and that this guide does not pertain to outpatient dialysis and dental settings. Dialysis clinics should use previously existing guidelines for their clinics.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week released an infection prevention guide and a checklist for healthcare providers.
The CDC reports that the Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care [PDF - 620 KB] “distills existing infection prevention guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).”
The CDC continued, “The transition of healthcare delivery from acute care hospitals to outpatient (ambulatory care) settings, along with ongoing outbreaks and patient notification events, have demonstrated the need for greater understanding and implementation of basic infection prevention guidance.”
As for the checklist, it fills the following roles, according to the CDC:
1.To ensure that the facility has appropriate infection prevention policies and procedures in place and supplies to allow healthcare personnel to provide safe care.
2.To systematically assess personnel adherence to correct infection prevention practices.
Source: CDC
