A hospital must have an active infection control program to track, prevent, and control infectious diseases, including Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs). Additionally, the hospital must have a program for optimizing antibiotic use through stewardship. This program will discuss CMS's changes to the infection control standards in 2019 and the interpretive guidelines developed in July 2022.

The program will cover what a hospital must have in place to comply with the regulation, including qualifications of the infection preventionist, the existence of a hospital-wide antibiotic stewardship program, and following nationally recognized infection control standards.

This webinar will cover the CDC procedures for cleaning and disinfecting reusable medical devices and resources for professional training. It will also briefly discuss the Joint Commission standards on the Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP).

Webinar Highlights:

• Introduction
• Conditions of Participation Manual
• Infection Control deficiencies
• CMS Conditions of Participation
• Requirements of an infection prevention program
• Infection prevention identified and qualified
• Leadership involvement
• ASP program leader's responsibilities
• Hospital QAPI and infection prevention
• Systems to prevent MDRO and correct antibiotic usage
• Responsibilities of preventions
• Responsibilities of ASP leader
• Unified and integrated programs
• Overview Joint Commission ASP requirements
• CMS memos related to Infection Control
• Joint Commission Standards for Water Management Program
• CDC ASP Core Elements
• CDC Cleaning reusable devices
• CDC Infection Control resources for professionals and training
• CMS Worksheets – briefly
• Appendix and Resources

Learning Objectives:

• Recall the standard and new interpretive guidelines for infection prevention and control.
• Relate critical requirements for an infection prevention and control program.
• Identify the criteria for infection prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship lead.
• Describe incorporating infection prevention and control and ASP into the QAPI program.

Who Should Attend:-

• Chief Medical Officer
• Chief Nursing Officer
• Compliance Officer
• Emergency Department Personnel
• Joint Commission Coordinator
• Medical Records
• Quality Improvement personnel
• Risk Manager
• Legal Counsel