NPSG- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)

The collaborative efforts between ASIA, ASCIP, and United Spinal have paid off!
 
Last January, representatives from all three organizations attended a phone conference with the Joint Commission concerning their National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) regarding Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI). The planned revisions for this NPSG have been released, and they contain verbiage suggesting that special consideration be given to patients with SCI and neurogenic bladder. The Prepublication Standards can be downloaded at:
 
http://www.jointcommission.org/topics/hai_cauti.aspx.