Infection control is a critical component of safe, quality health care. The Joint Commission is addressing this important issue with a number of initiatives.

• National Patient Safety Goals
• Five Things You Can Do To Prevent Infection: A Speak Up Initiative
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Additional Resources

• Facts about the Infection Control Expert Panel
  
• Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 28, January 28, 2003
  
• Dear Colleague Letter: Underreported Sentinel Events