Setting Specific Resources

Resource Name Link
Basic Infection Control and
Prevention Plan for Outpatient
Oncology Settings		 https://www.cdc.gov/healthcare-associated-infections/hcp/prevention-healthcare/infection-control-outpatient-oncology.html
CMS ASC Infection Control Surveyor
Worksheet		 https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/som107_exhibit_351.pdf
CDC Guide to Infection Prevention
for Outpatient Settings		 https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/outpatient-guide-checklist-508.pdf
CDC Guide to Infection Prevention
for Outpatient Podiatry Settings		 https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/podiatry-guide-508.pdf?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/pdf/Podiatry-Guide_508.pdf
APIC Infection Prevention for Ambulatory Care Centers During Disasters https://apic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2013_Ambulatory_Care_during_Disasters_FINAL.pdf

To support the ASC industry’s focus on high quality care, the ASC Quality Collaboration has assembled ASC Tools for Improving Performance, or ASC TIPs. Their goal is to make these resources readily accessible to ASCs by bringing them together in one location.

The following ASC TIPs are now available:

CDC Tools & Resources by Setting

CDC Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings https://www.cdc.gov/dental-infection-control/hcp/summary/index.html
Organization for Safety and Asepsis –Dental Infection Control Resources https://www.myads.org/

CDC

CDC Infections and Patients on Dialysis https://www.cdc.gov/dialysis-safety/about/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/dialysis/patient/conversation-starter.html
CDC Dialysis Safety Resource and Tools https://www.cdc.gov/dialysis-safety/hcp/tools/index.html
CDC CMS-Outpatient Dialysis Facilities https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/cms/dialysis.html 
CDC NHSN and CMS End Stage Renal Dialysis Quality Incentive Program (ESRD QIP) Rule https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/faqs/dialysis/faq-esrd-qip.html
CMS Quality, Safety, & Oversight - Guidelines for Laws & Regulations - Dialysis Dialysis | CMS

Infection Prevention and Long-term Care Facility Residents https://www.cdc.gov/long-term-care-facilities/about/index.html
CDC Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) training for Long-Term Care		 https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/cms-cdc-offer-specialized-online-infection-prevention-and-control-training-nursing-home-staff-long
GI Illness (VGE) Outbreak in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) Resource Gide - Clark County Public Health https://clark.wa.gov/media/document/132661

Outbreak Investigation Tools

Group A Streptococcus 
Resources & Tools

CDC Infection Prevention and Long-term Care Facility