Reducing Surgical Site Infections
A surgical site infection (SSI) is an infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery took place.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides guidelines and tools to the healthcare community to help end surgical site infections.[1]
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Patient and Family Resources
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Tools & Resources
Preventing infections in ASCs
 SSIs are dangerous, and everyone has a 
role in preventing them. This AHRQ infographic, “ It Takes a Team,” has tips for ambulatory surgery center (ASC) leaders, caregivers, and patients on ways they can keep patients safe from harm.[2]
Protect yourself from infections
Having any type of surgery can be stressful. You might be asking yourself: What is the recovery process? How long will I be out of work? What do I do after leaving the hospital or surgery center?[3] Click here for tips from the CDC.
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SSIs: Protecting Yourself and Your Patients
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[1] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/HAI/ssi/ssi.html
[2] Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Available at:  https://www.ahrq.gov/
[3] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/features/safesurgery/index.html
This material was prepared by Health Services Advisory Group, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for California, 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-05242017-01