2011

September/October Issue of Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control Supplement
8 Problem Areas for ASCs in a Medicare Survey; 10 Steps to a Thorough Physician Credentialing Process; 5 Tangible Benefits of an Effective Risk Management Program; 6 Steps to Reduce Surgical Site Infections in Surgery Centers; 5 Current Trends in Patient Safety; Loaner Instrumentation Checklist: 10 Steps to Follow; Why You Should Test Your Surgical Instrument Washer Weekly; 6 Steps to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery; Infection Prevention in the Outpatient Setting: Q&A With CDC’s Dr. Melissa Schaefer; 10 Things to Know About Waste Management and Preventing Surgical Site Infections; 7 Surprising OSHA and Waste Management Rules and Regulations. Click here to view the featured stories and download a pdf of the issue

July/August Issue of Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control Supplement
6 Ways to Decrease Sharps Injuries and Needle Sticks in the OR; Hand Hygiene Checklist: 5 Suggestions for Process Improvement; 10 Steps for Preventing C. Diff Outbreaks; Peer Review: 10 Things to Know; 14 Questions to Ask to Ensure Effective Patient Identification; 10 Good Ideas for Great Quality Improvement Studies; Hand Cream Use in Instrument Reprocessing Department; 8 Ways for Surgery Centers to Reduce Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Drug Errors. Click here to view the featured stories and download a pdf of the issue

May/June Issue of Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control Supplement
Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2011; 5 Best Practices for Meeting Surgery Center Conditions for Coverage; 10 Recent Changes in How CMS Surveyors Deal With Surgery Centers; 6 Best Practices for a Successful Surgery Center Infection Control Program; Current Sterilization Trends, Challenges and Tools: Q&A With Rose Seavey of Seavey Healthcare Consulting; Selection of Disinfection or Sterilization; 6 Common Misconceptions About Surgery Center Sterilization; 20 Questions Surgery Centers Should Ask to Ensure an Acceptable and Effective Infection Prevention Program; How Do You Know Your Filter Filters?; Disinfectant Surface Wipes: Effective or Simply Convenient?; Safe Injection Practices Checklist: 12 Critical Rules to Follow. Click here to view the featured stories and download a pdf of the issue

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