Organizations that haven't already adopted evidence-based practices to prevent infections will need to do so to meet Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals in 2009. For surgery, that includes appropriate administration of antibiotics and eliminating preoperative shaving. As part of the 2009 goals announced June 17, facilities will have to adopt best practices and evidence-based practices for preventing: surgical site infections (SSIs) infections from multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as methicillin-resistant…
