Joint Commission removing position statement on preventing nosocomial COVID-19 infections

Editor's Note

The Joint Commission announced August 19 that it is removing its position statement: "Preventing Nosocomial COVID-19 Infections as Organizations Resume Regular Care Delivery.”

The guidance was written in May when COVID-19 cases in the US were declining, healthcare organizations were working to resume elective procedures and ambulatory care, and the Joint Commission was receiving many questions on reopening.

The Joint Commission says it has heard from a number of professional societies and healthcare organizations that sections of their position statement were problematic because of changes in the epidemic and their understanding of the science around COVID-19 transmission.