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TEACHING OUTINES POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT. GOALS FOR INFECTION CONTROL. Protect the Patient Protect the HCW, Visitors, Others Maintain Cost Effectiveness. COMPONENTS OF AN INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM. Surveillance Outbreak Detection
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TEACHING OUTINES POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
GOALS FOR INFECTION CONTROL • Protect the Patient • Protect the HCW, Visitors, Others • Maintain Cost Effectiveness
COMPONENTS OF AN INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM • Surveillance • Outbreak Detection • Isolation/Precautions • Resident Health • Employee Health
COMPONENTS OF AN INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM • Education • Antibiotic Usage • Compliance Requirements • Product Evaluation • Disease Reporting • Policy & Procedure
PERFORMANCE MEASURES • Identify a need for change • Verify an acceptable level of care • Identify area(s) of excellence beyond baseline expectations
STEPS IN THE DESIGN OF A PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT STUDY • Establish a unit of measure • Develop a measurement instrument • Produce surveillance data • Determine if data supports the need for corrective action
CONDUCT OF A PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT STUDY • Use surveillance data to identify potential areas of concern • Identify factors associated with the improvement opportunity • Select and test an intervention
CONDUCT OF A PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT STUDY • Observe/analyze effects of the intervention • Communicate the results • Implement the intervention • Continue to monitor