The COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing migration of procedures from inpatient healthcare settings to outpatient settings has brought a new urgency to infection prevention in non-acute environments. Patients are now seeking assurances that necessary precautions are taken to ensure a safer healthcare experience, while clinicians and staff want the peace of mind a safe working environment can provide. In this paper, we provide a high-level overview of The Joint Commission’s approach to standards compliance for sterile processing and offer a few tips on how you can strengthen your instrument processing area to help successfully complete the accreditation process.
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