As part of NABH chapter HIC
standard 2, there is a requirement for Infection Control Manual and the
standard gives detailed guidelines on the components of the manual through its
various objective elements. It also suggests CDC’s guidelines as good reference
material for various infection control practices and areas.
Centre for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has specific guidelines for each kind of high-risk area to
prevent Healthcare-associated Infections, or HAIs. Get CDC’s definition for
HAIs here: http://www.cdc.gov/hai/
Get all the information about CDC
guidelines for Infection control by visiting the following page: http://bit.ly/OaRTqZ
More specifically, CSSD related
guidelines, as suggested in NABH HIC 2F, are available in the CDC guidelines
for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008 at the
following link: http://bit.ly/OQD64S
If you have time, you can also
watch this 2 minute video in which Dr. Denise Cardo, Director of the Division
of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC, speaks about HAIs as a threat to Patient
Safety and how we can respond to this challenge.
