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National Patient Safety Goal (NPSGs) 7 - Healthcare-Associated Infections
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Brief Summary of 2011 NPSG 7 - Healthcare-Associated Infections
 | | NPSG.07.01.01
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- Comply with either the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hand hygiene
guidelines or the current World Health Organization (WHO) hand hygiene guidelines.
| | NPSG.07.03.01
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- Implement evidence-based practices to prevent health care–associated infections due to multidrug-
resistant organisms in acute care hospitals.
- Note: This requirement applies to, but is not limited to, epidemiologically important organisms such as
methicillin-resistant, staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), clostridium difficile (CDI), vancomycin-resistant
enterococci (VRE), and multidrug-resistant gram negative bacteria.
| | NPSG.07.04.01
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- Implement evidence-based practices to prevent central line–associated bloodstream infections.
- Note: This requirement covers short- and long-term central venous catheters and peripherally inserted
central catheter (PICC) lines.
| | NPSG.07.05.01
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- Implement evidence-based practices for preventing surgical site infections.
New 2012 NPSG
| | NPSG.07.06.01
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- Implement evidence-based practices to prevent indwelling catheter-associated urinary tract infections
(CAUTI).
- Note: This NPSG is not applicable to pediatric populations.
- CAUTI is the most frequent type of health care-associated infection (HAI).
Visit the Joint Commission Website for expanded information
reference: http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/NPSG_EPs_Scoring_HAP_20110706.pdf
reference: http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/National_Patient_Safety_Goals_6_3_111.PDF
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Background
| | In 2002, The Joint Commission established its National | | | Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) program; the first set of
NPSGs was effective January 1, 2003. The NPSGs were
established to help accredited organizations address
specific areas of concern in regards to patient safety.
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| | Since then, Joint Commission has consistently increased | | | its commitment to NPSG 7 Healthcare-Associated
Infections, focusing on recent concerns in an increase in
HAIs and the continual emergence of antibiotic
resistance.
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