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Infection Prevention and Control (IC) Standards
IC.02.02.01 The hospital reduces the risk of infections associated with medical equipment, devices, and supplies.
EP1 Low-level disinfection of medical devices
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Infection Prevention and Control (IC) Standards
IC.01.03.01 The hospital identifies risks for acquiring and transmitting infections.
EP1 Risk identification
EP3 Risk prioritization and documentation
IC.01.04.01 Based on the identified risks, the hospital sets goals to minimize the possibility of transmitting infections.
EP1 Infection prevention goals
IC.01.05.01 The hospital has an infection prevention and control plan.
EP2 Documentation of infection prevention plan
IC.02.01.01 The hospital implements its infection prevention and control plan.
EP1 Implementation
EP2 Standard precautions
EP3 Transmission-based precautions
IC.02.02.01 The hospital reduces the risk of infections associated with medical equipment, devices, and supplies.
EP1 Low-level disinfection of medical devices
EP2 Intermediate- and high-level disinfection and sterilization of medical devices
EP3 Disposal of medical equipment, devices, and supplies
EP4 Storage of medical equipment, devices, and supplies
EP5 Reprocessing single-use devices
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Implement infection prevention activities when cleaning and performing low-level disinfection of medical equipment, devices, and supplies.
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