02 — Capability · BC-1850.30
Infection Prevention
Keep infections from being acquired or spread in the organization's facilities by watching for them, acting fast on clusters and outbreaks, checking that prevention practices are followed and reporting infection data the law requires. Reprocessing instruments is sterile processing.
- Infection Prevention and Control
- IPC
- Infection Control
- HAI Prevention
In scope
- Surveillance for healthcare-associated infections
- Outbreak and cluster investigation and response
- Isolation tracking and prevention practice audits
- Mandatory infection reporting to public health authorities
Out of scope
- Cleaning and sterilizing reusable instruments (see BC-1830.50)
- Employee health screening and vaccination programs (see BC-810.50)
- Building cleaning and environmental services contracts (see BC-370.40)
- Electronic transmission of public health feeds (see BC-1880.30)
Realized by · 2
- Oracle Health · Service Line and Department Solutionsstrong via BC-1850.30.10
- MEDITECH Expanse · Surveillancepartial via BC-1850.30.10
Used in · 1
Build it · 0
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Decomposes into · 5
- BC-1850.30.10Infection Case SurveillanceFind healthcare-associated infections and organisms of concern from laboratory, admission and device data, and track rates by unit.
- BC-1850.30.20Outbreak ContainmentDetect clusters early, investigate their source, and coordinate containment until the outbreak is declared over.
- BC-1850.30.30Isolation Precaution TrackingKnow which patients need isolation or transmission precautions, show it at every handoff and transfer, and plan the rooms they need.
- BC-1850.30.40Prevention Practice AuditsAudit hand hygiene, device care and environmental practices on each unit, and feed the results back to the teams.
- BC-1850.30.50Infection Data ReportingDecide which infection measures and notifiable conditions must be reported, validate the cases, and report them to public health and national surveillance programs completely and on time.