Briefings on the Joint Commission, November 2013

Think back to your last visit to a hospital as a patient or family member. Every patient care area has recognizable, ubiquitous items, such as automated blood pressure pumps, compression pumps, and IV pumps. But how do you know if those items were cleaned and/or disinfected? Were they used with the last patient, or have they sat dormant for weeks? Such items are easy to overlook, but in terms of patient safety and infection control, they need to be addressed in every facility.

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