| Subject: | JCHAO Announces Official Stance on Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Tue, 14 Mar 2006 - 10:00 am |
| The Joint Commission announced their official stance on the use of alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHR) in the March 2006 Joint Commission Perspectives.
National Patient Safety Goal 7A requires healthcare organizations to comply with the current hand hygiene guidelines from the CDC. Healthcare organizations are required to implement all category I recommendations. The Joint Commission also recommends implementing category II recommendations.
The CDC recommends using ABHRs when hands are not visibly... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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