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How this California Ambulatory Surgery Center Limits Wrong-site Surgeries and Infections
Patrick Haley, administrator of Freedom, Calif.-based Central Coast Surgery Center, details what his surgery center staff members do to reduce the probability of wrong-site procedures and infections. 
Read more . [1]
Know the Top 10 Ways Patients and Families can Prevent Infection
Infection prevention starts with you! Everyone plays a role in infection prevention—patients, families, and healthcare personnel. You play an important role in infection prevention—in and out of healthcare facilities. Read more . [2]
Infection Prevention: Program Management Gets Boost from
New Guidelines
The past decade has witnessed changes in the way that hospital-associated infections (HAIs) are viewed—from passive acceptance to the stout view of preventability, leading to policy changes, transparency, and increased collaboration among various agencies at federal and state levels.  Read more . [3]
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CASA's 2017 Annual Conference: September 6-8, 2017
The conference will address the most current topics affecting California ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Register now .

CASA's Infection Prevention Seminar: November 8–9, 2017
Attend this infection prevention training that is focused on your ASC's specific needs
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[1] Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality. How this California ASC makes limiting wrong-site surgeries and infections a priority.
Available at: http://www.beckersasc.com/asc-quality-infection-control/how-this-california-asc-makes-limiting-wrong-site-surgeries-and-infections-a-priority.html
[2] Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Know the Top 10 Ways Patients and Families can Prevent Infection.
Available at: http://consumers.site.apic.org/infection-prevention-basics/
[3] Infection Control Today. Infection Prevention and Control Program Management Gets Boost from New Guidelines.
Available at: http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2017/06/infection-prevention-and-control-program-management-gets-boost-from-new-guidelines.aspx
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-08172017-01