The CMS ASC Infection Control Surveyor Worksheet
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Happy New Year, Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) partners:
In the spirit of getting your Infection Prevention (IP) program off to a good start in 2019, this month’s
Knock Out Infections—ASC Infection Prevention Initiative
eblast
has a link to the IP and control survey tool the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) surveyor’s use when they visit your facilities. Along with the resources we sent you last year, please use this CMS tool to assess your facility’s IP program. Completing this survey tool on your own is a great way to inform yourself as you complete your 2019 risk assessment and program plan.
Use this CMS tool to look for areas that need improvement, and come up with a plan to fix them. Be sure to document your work in your risk assessment and program plan. Remember—if you do not chart it, it never happened. Try to use that same mindset when you are completing your risk assessment and program plan. I will walk you through this CMS survey tool in our February webinar. The registration information is listed below. As always, please reach out to me if you have questions or need help.
Thank you for your hard work to keep California ASC patients safe. Let’s make 2019 your IP program’s best year yet.
Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC,
Clinical Improvement Advisor, Infection Prevention,
Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG)
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Using the CMS Infection Prevention and Control Survey Tool to Assess Your Program Webinar
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The
Knock Out Infections—ASC Infection Prevention Initiative
invites you to attend a webinar that will cover the CMS survey tool that assists ASCs with survey preparedness for IP programs. This webinar is available at no-cost to you.
At the conclusion of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Describe the components of the CMS survey tool.
- Use the CMS survey tool to build the annual risk assessment and program plan.
- Implement the CMS survey tool as a key part of the IP program.
When:
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
9 to 10 a.m. PT
Presenter:
Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC,
Clinical Improvement Advisor, Infection Prevention, HSAG
Continuing Education (CE):
Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. is the CE provider for this event. Provider approved by the Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 16578, for 1 contact hour. Pending approval. There is no charge to attend this event.
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Survey Survival
It is not often you have the questions given to you before an exam takes place. However, that is precisely what we have when it comes to the CMS Infection Control Surveyor Worksheet. How many times in the past have ASC administrators and providers dreaded the survey agency’s findings of deficiencies that could lead to potential negative consequences if not corrected?
This month’s
Knock Out Infections—ASC Infection Prevention Initiative
eblast includes questions surveyors will ask when they visit ASCs this year, as well as helpful suggestions on how to ensure a positive experience and score. By using this information—appropriate support from HSAG’s clinical improvement specialists in areas where assistance may be needed—your ASC can do very well come survey time. No one likes to take time from their busy practices to get ready for the survey agency. By making sure all is in order beforehand, the encounter can be very productive with learning taking place and patient safety improved. This in turn can translate into high patient-satisfaction scores and better patient outcomes.
Howard Pitluk, MD, MPH, FACS,
Vice President for Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer, HSAG
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Los Angeles Department of Public Health Announcement
Infections Associated with Unapproved Stem-Cell Injections
January 22, 2019
This message is intended for orthopedic surgeons; pain management, infectious disease, primary care, emergency medicine, and urgent care providers; and healthcare personnel who provide injections using stem-cell products.
Please distribute as appropriate.
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This material was prepared by Health Services Advisory Group, the Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization for Arizona, California, Florida, Ohio, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. Publication No. CA-11SOW-ASC-01242019-01
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