How ICCS Consultants Are Helping Organizations Nationwide

The ICCS team of expert consultants has been keeping busy this year, helping facilities nationwide improve their infection prevention and control efforts and compliance. Below is a summary of some of the most common ways we've supported organizations during 2022. If your organization would benefit from these or other services, please reach out and schedule a consultation.     

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Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC)

  • Conduct onsite visits to evaluate infection prevention "best practices" in the perioperative setting

  • Conduct sterile processing competencies

  • Assist with corrective action plans for accreditation organization or federal/state survey deficiencies

  • Provide infection prevention education programs for perioperative personnel

  • Assist with preparation for accreditation surveys

  • Develop written programs/plans as per state, federal and accreditation organization requirements

  • Assist with COVID-19 protocols and ongoing updates

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)

  • Conduct onsite visits to evaluate infection prevention "best practices"

  • Review dental services including operatory rounding and instrument sterilization/reprocessing

  • Assist with preparation for accreditation surveys

  • Assist with remediation of accreditation or state surveys (plan of correction)

  • Develop written plan as per state, federal and accreditation organization requirements

  • Assist with COVID-19 protocols and ongoing updates

State Health Associations

  • TeamSTEPPS (evidence-based teamwork tools for healthcare professionals optimizing patient outcomes) training for frontline staff

  • Project Firstline (provides innovative and accessible infection control education for all frontline healthcare workers) training for frontline staff

  • Assist with COVID-19 protocols and ongoing updates

Acute Care Hospitals

  • Assist with preparation for accreditation surveys

  • Conduct a gap analysis of infection prevention program

  • Onboarding services for novice infection preventionists

  • Assist with COVID-19 protocols and ongoing updates

Behavioral Health Hospitals

  • Assist with preparation for accreditation surveys

  • Develop written programs as per state, federal and accreditation organization requirements

  • Assist with COVID-19 protocols and ongoing updates

Long-Term Care Facilities

  • Assist long-term care facilities with survey deficiencies including directed plan of correction remediation per F-Tag 880

  • Onsite and offsite support as per state and/or federal requirements

  • Assist with COVID-19 protocols and ongoing updates

Dental Practices

  • Conduct onsite visits to evaluate infection prevention "best practices" in the dental setting

  • Provide education for instrument reprocessing/sterilization technicians

  • Conduct sterile processing competencies

  • Develop infection prevention written plans

  • Assist with COVID-19 protocols and ongoing updates