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ABOUT THIS ONLINE COURSE:

The development of an effective, facility-wide infection control program is paramount to the reduction of healthcare acquired infections in the long-term care environment. You cannot afford to overlook a comprehensive, current Infection Control Program, with staffing that lacks the resources and knowledge to follow the standards of practice set forth by the regulatory mandates.

WHY THIS COURSE IS IMPORTANT:

• An ICP must meet federal, OSHA and OBRA regulatory requirements, and may need to meet individual state requirements as well 
   
• CMS (Medicare and Medicaid) has updated and added new methodologies to the survey requirements for facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid
   
• The population of long term care facilities is about 1.5 million in the US – and the number of residents age 85 and older is expected to double by 2030
   
• Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) are the most common preventable cause of death in nursing home residents.
   
• Known infectious strains keep evolving, and new, unique ones emerge every day
   
• The prevalence of infections in LTC settings ranges between 3.8 and 28.9 per 100 residents per month
   
• The cost of infections from hospitalizations in long-term care facilities is estimated $673 million to $2 billion annually per CMS – which does not include the pain and suffering that residents, staff and caregivers experience

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

This course provides a complete framework for developing an effective infection control program, and provides in-depth guidance and helpful tools for surveillance, data collection and analysis, education, reporting oversights, as well as reporting to agencies and other facilities.