At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven Conference + Future of Spine in Chicago on June 14, Kylie Kaczor, MSN, RN, infection preventionist and executive director of Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., discussed quality assurance programs and infection prevention.
Ms. Kaczor emphasized that each quality assurance program should be specifically developed for its facility. "Quality assurance programs are not universal. The focus of importance for an organization can be completely different for another ASC," she said. "Tailor your program specifically to your organization."
What is universal, though, is the function of the program, which is infection prevention.
"Prevention is the most important part," she said, emphasizing the simplicity of hand hygiene. "Hand hygiene is the most simple, but it is something so basic that everyone needs a reminder."
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Ms. Kaczor emphasized that each quality assurance program should be specifically developed for its facility. "Quality assurance programs are not universal. The focus of importance for an organization can be completely different for another ASC," she said. "Tailor your program specifically to your organization."
What is universal, though, is the function of the program, which is infection prevention.
"Prevention is the most important part," she said, emphasizing the simplicity of hand hygiene. "Hand hygiene is the most simple, but it is something so basic that everyone needs a reminder."
