Review of TJC NPSG.07.05.01, Implement Best Practices for Preventing Surgical Site Infection Full Implementation Effective January 1, 2010

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Review of TJC NPSG.07.05.01, Implement Best Practices for Preventing Surgical Site Infection Full Implementation Effective January 1, 2010

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The Joint Commission (TJC)

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Thu, 7 Aug 2008 - 06:00 am

The Joint Commission (TJC) has recently released the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG). Please see the StayAlert notice published on June 19, 2008 for an overview of the 2009 goals.NPSG.07.05.01 requires that the Ambulatory Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals and Office-Based Surgery Accreditation Programs implement best practices for preventing surgical site infections. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement reports that surgical site infections occur in...

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