During a state survey of Cleburne (Texas) Surgical Center this past spring, Suzette Rieger, RN, clinical coordinator of the ASC, says she and the surveyor reviewed the ASC’s infection control ...

Infection prevention enterprise risk demands direct board engagement and informed oversight to reduce financial, operational, and reputational harm.

While ASCs continually have much lower infection rates than hospitals, there are still some common lapses, especially in hand hygiene, safe injection practices and environmental cleaning. “We are ...