Joint Commission approves new, revised NPSGs for CAUTIs
Editor's Note
The Joint Commission on March 21 approved a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) for accredited nursing care centers.
Also approved were revisions for the existing CAUTI NPSG for accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals, which were made to bring the NPSG into alignment with the updated Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals.
The new and revised NPSGs will be effective January 1, 2017.
The Joint Commission has recently approved a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) focusing on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) for accredited nursing care centers, in addition to approving revisions for the existing CAUTI NPSGs applicable to accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals.
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