National Patient Safety Goals on Health Care–Associated Infections.

Standards Field Reviews. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission; October 4–November 15, 2016.

Health care–associated infections occur across various health care settings. These calls for field review seek insights from providers regarding proposed revisions to the National Patient Safety Goals on health care–associated infections in hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory care, office-based surgery, and nursing care centers. Areas of focus include multidrug-resistant organisms, central line–associated bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections. The deadline for submitting comments is November 15, 2016.