Joint Commission, CDC collaborate on ambulatory infection prevention

Editor's Note

The Joint Commission and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced March 3 that they are collaborating on a project designed to adapt, enhance, and disseminate CDC guidelines related to infection prevention in ambulatory healthcare settings.

The goal of the initiative, called “ADOPT (Adaptation and Dissemination Outpatient Infection PrevenTion), is to create model infection control plans and expand the reach, uptake, and adoption of these and other infection prevention guidance materials in outpatient settings.

The Joint Commission and CDC are working with 12 outpatient-focused professional organizations and 11 ambulatory healthcare systems.

The Joint Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are collaborating on an initiative designed to adapt, enhance and disseminate CDC guidance related to infection prevention and control in ambulatory health care settings.