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Decision Support
International Initiatives
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Professional Associations
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Decision Support
The “Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999” presents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s recommendations for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs), formerly called surgical wound infections. This two-part guideline updates and replaces previous guidelines. Recommended website from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Collaborative Project on Surgical Infection Prevention, which concluded in April 2003. [USA]
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International Initiatives
The World Alliance for Patient Safety initiated work on the second Global Patient Safety Challenge in January 2007. The initiative, "Safe Surgery Saves Lives," aims to improve the safety of surgical care around the world. By focusing attention on surgery as a public health issue, the World Health Organization is recognizing the importance of improving the safety of surgical care.
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National Initiatives & Organizations
The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has created this online resource of quality improvement information to support Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) and providers of services to Medicare beneficiaries in finding, using, and sharing quality improvement resources.
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The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) is a national quality partnership of organizations focused on improving surgical care by significantly reducing surgical complications. It is a unique partnership that is proving to be a transformational undertaking in health care. The SCIP goal is to reduce the incidence of surgical complications nationally by 25 percent by the year 2010.
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Professional Associations
The AAOS is a professional association whose mission calls upon advancing the interest of patients and musculoskeletal health, among other things. The website contains several resources that help contextualize the existing literature and guidelines.
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ACOG is a private, voluntary, nonprofit membership organization representing over 45,000 physician members who specialize in obstetric-gynecological care and health care for women.
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AORN is the professional organization of perioperative registered nurses that supports registered nurses in achieving optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures.
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APIC is a multidisciplinary, voluntary, international organization that promotes wellness and prevents illness and infection worldwide by advancing health care epidemiology through education, collaboration, research, practice, and credentialing.
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IDSA represents physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. Its mission is to promote and recognize excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and the prevention of infectious diseases.
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ASHP is a professional association that represents pharmacists who practice in hospitals and other components of health care systems. Its Therapeutic Guidelines on Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery was approved by its Board of Directors, April 21, 1999.
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