System-wide leadership strategies / Kathleen Murray

A question on system-wide leadership strategies is answered. Healthcare epidemiologists and infection control practitioners are facing increasing scrutiny and pressure to protect patients and healthcare workers from acquiring infections; Mandated public reporting of healthcare-associated infections; The Joint Commission's infection control standards, including the universal precautions National Patient Safety Goal; and news headlines are increasing the visibility of infection control within healthcare. If you have several infectious disease physician practices throughout the system, you'll need to meet with each of the physician leaders to garner their support for the system's infection control prevention strategy. The key to successful physician support for the infection prevention strategy will be the system's chief medical officer.

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