According to a statistic from an American Society for Healthcare Engineering survey, seventy percent of healthcare facilities undergo some type of construction project everyday. The chances are good that you need a resource to help you meet your IC during construction goals.
That's why HCPro, together with 10 IC experts, has updated and expanded its best-selling book, Infection Control During Construction: A Guide to Prevention and JCAHO Compliance. This new binder version covers twice as many topics as the last edition, making it critical to keeping patients and staff safe during all types of construction projects.
Plus, it includes a CD-ROM with customizable checklists, charts, forms, and guidelines to help you set up and monitor your IC during construction program.
Infection control (IC) comes into play with tasks as simple as replacing a ceiling tile. Are you doing all you can to reduce risk and liability, improve patient outcomes, and protect your facility?
Regardless of the stage of your construction, renovation, or maintenance project, the Infection Control During Construction Manual, Second Edition: Policies, Procedures, and Strategies will help you maintain a safe facility.
This systematic guide will help you understand and manage healthcare-associated infections related to construction, repair, and maintenance activities. It contains tools to help you set up a risk management program, monitor construction activities, and comply with regulatory codes and standards.
Advice from 10 IC experts
The Infection Control During Construction Manual, Second Edition offers advice from 10 IC experts who use case studies to provide you with practical methods and procedures you can put to use right away. Each chapter includes a focus on risk assessment of the topics discussed to give you a starting point for addressing specific IC during construction issues.
Twice as many topics as the original in a handy binder format
The new Infection Control During Construction Manual, Second Edition picks up where the 2002 edition left off and adds 7 new chapters. Its handy three-ring format allows you to copy pages, you can use on the job everyday.
Sample Tools on CD-ROM
The included CD-ROM has charts and forms that you can customize for your facility. It also offers state guidelines for Legionella infections and tools to help you conduct risk assessments.
We'll help you comply with IC standards and regulations
With an increased IC focus from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and American Institute of Architects, you need a concise, time-saving resource to help you understand and comply with these regulations. Use chapter 2 of the Infection Control During Construction Manual, Second Edition to meet this need.
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