New 2017 National Patient Safety Goal Focuses on CAUTI Prevention

The Joint Commission today announced plans for a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) aimed at reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). The prepublication standards for the NPSG are online and cover standards for accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals, and nursing care centers. The NPSG is intended to align CAUTI treatment and prevention with the updated Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014.

The NPSG goes into effect on January 1, 2017.

Source: Accreditation & Quality Advisor.