Joint Commission issues new, revised NPSGs on CAUTIs

Editor's Note

The Joint Commission on December 9 issued new and revised National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) that will be effective January 1, 2017.

The new NPSG will apply to accredited nursing care centers, and the revised NPSGs will apply to accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals.

The revisions were made to align the NPSGs with current scientific evidence documented in the 2014 update to A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals.

Effective Jan. 1, 2017, a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) will apply to accredited nursing care centers, and revised NPSGs on CAUTIs will apply to accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals.