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Design and implementation of the infection prevention program into risk management: managing high level disinfection and sterilization in the outpatient setting.

Sweet W, Snyder D, Raymond M. Design and implementation of the infection prevention program into risk management: Managing high level disinfection and sterilization in the outpatient setting. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2020;40(1):44-49. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21407.

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June 24, 2020
Sweet W, Snyder D, Raymond M. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2020;40(1):44-49.
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This article describes one health system’s experience implementing an infection prevention program into risk management in an outpatient setting. Over a two-year period post-implementation, the system identified and corrected high-risk practices, increased compliance to device guidance, increased efficiency with the use of central sterile processing departments, and developed a staff competency training structure.

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Sweet W, Snyder D, Raymond M. Design and implementation of the infection prevention program into risk management: Managing high level disinfection and sterilization in the outpatient setting. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2020;40(1):44-49. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21407.