The Joint Commission: Infection Prevention and Control Standards - Challenges and Strategies for Success

This presentation aims to provide an overview of The Joint Commission’s updated Infection Control Standards, highlighting the most frequently cited non-compliant standards and elements of performance, clarifying the expectations of the Infection Control standards, and offering methods to identify the root cause of non-compliance, enabling healthcare providers to effectively implement necessary improvements to mitigate infection risks within their facilities.

Objectives:

•    Review updates to the Infection Control Standards
•    Discuss the top Infection Control non-compliant standards
•    Clarify the expectations of the Infection Control standards
•    Provide examples for how to identify the root cause of non-compliance with the Infection Control Standards