Piedmont West Surgery Center Identifies Infection Prevention Gap

Piedmont West Surgery Center in Atlanta determined that scopes used in colonoscopies since 2011 were in some instances cleaned improperly, according to a MyFoxAtlanta report.

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According to a statement from Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare reported by MyFoxAtlanta, a recent assessment of scope cleaning determined that the last recommended step in the disinfection process — soaking the equipment in a high-level disinfectant — did not occur in some instances at the surgery center beginning in 2011.

Click here to read the full story on Piedmont West Surgery Center in Becker’s ASC Review.

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