Accreditation Tip: 15 Best Practices to Prevent SSIs

Surgical site infections are the most common and costliest healthcare-associated infection, but 60 percent of SSIs have been estimated to be preventable through the use of evidence-based guidelines, according to a recent article in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

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The expert guidance document, “Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update,” was a collaborative effort led by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Hospital Association, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology and The Joint Commission.

Read the full article on Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality.

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