PROGRAM & RISK ASSESSMENT
CDC
ACUTE CARE
"This tool is intended to assist in the assessment of infection control programs and practices in acute care hospitals. If feasible, direct observations of infection control practices are encouraged. To facilitate the assessment, health departments are encouraged to share this tool with hospitals in advance of their visit."
CDC
LONG-TERM CARE
"This tool is intended to assist in the assessment of infection control programs and practices in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. If feasible, direct observations of infection control practices are encouraged. To facilitate the assessment, health departments are encouraged to share this tool with facilities in advance of their visit."
CDC
OUTPATIENT
"This tool is intended to assist in the assessment of infection control programs and practices in outpatient settings. In order to complete the assessment, direct observation of infection control practices will be necessary. To facilitate the assessment, health departments are encouraged to share this tool with facilities in advance of their visit."
CDC
HEMODIALYSIS FACILITY
"This tool is intended to assist in the assessment of infection control programs and practices in dialysis facilities. In order to complete the assessment, direct observation of infection control practices will be necessary. To facilitate the assessment, health departments are encouraged to share this tool with facilities in advance of their visit."
CDC
CORRECTIONS FACILITY (COVID)
"This tool can help state and local health departments provide technical assistance to correctional and detention facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each question in this document is intended to initiate discussion between the health department interviewer and facility representative(s) about a specific part of CDC’s guidance for correctional and detention facilities. Some questions have discrete response options while other are open-ended.
APIC'S IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES
"APIC Implementation Guides provide practical, evidence-based strategies for surveillance and the elimination of infection. Each guide includes online tools and resources."
Guides Include topics on:
Operating Room/Peri-op
CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention
CDiff Prevention
MRSA Prevention (Acute and Long-term Care)
SSI Prevention (Ortho and CABG)
Hemodialysis
Hand Hygiene
And more!
ENVIRONMENT OF CARE
Cleaning, Disinfection, Sterilization, Injection Safety, Standard and Transmission-based Precaution, etc.
DATA COLLECTION
APIC
DATA TABULATION EXCEL SPREADSHEET
"The Microsoft Excelâ„¢ spreadsheet available for download includes 12 tabs (labeled T1-T12) for data entry of summary observations for 12 time periods (e.g., one per month) covering all 123 questions found on all 22 observation tools (see example here)"