Surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance has rapidly grown in the ambulatory setting over the last decade, with the expansion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network’s (NHSN) Outpatient Procedure Component (OPC). OPC-SSI is designed to track and monitor SSIs in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and provide surveillance protocols and guidance.
Left sniffling and sneezing after a whirlwind 4 days at…
Approximately one in 31 hospital patients has at least one…
From integrating new technology to navigating shifts in care delivery…