CMS Safety & Infection Control 4

Question 1

Which CMS program publicly reports a hospital's rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) to consumers?

Accepted Answer

Hospital Compare (Care Compare)

Answer

CMS publishes CLABSI rates and other HAI data on its Care Compare (formerly Hospital Compare) website so consumers can evaluate hospital safety.

Question 2

What is the CMS requirement for a nursing home's infection preventionist role under the Requirements of Participation?

Accepted Answer

At least one staff member must be designated and trained as an infection preventionist

Answer

CMS requires every LTC facility to designate at least one trained infection preventionist responsible for the facility's infection prevention and control program.

Question 3

Under Medicare's Conditions of Participation, which document must a hospital maintain to guide its infection control program?

Accepted Answer

A written infection control plan with policies and procedures

Answer

CMS requires hospitals to have a written infection control plan with documented policies and procedures reviewed and updated regularly.

Question 4

A CMS surveyor finds that a SNF failed to report a Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) cluster to public health authorities. This is an example of a deficiency in which F-tag category?

Accepted Answer

F880 – Infection Prevention and Control

Answer

F880 covers all infection prevention and control requirements, including mandatory outbreak reporting obligations for CMS-certified long-term care facilities.

Question 5

Which hand hygiene product is considered equally effective to soap and water for most pathogens in CMS-certified healthcare settings, except for C. diff and norovirus?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR)

Answer

Alcohol-based hand rubs are effective for most pathogens but are not sporicidal; soap and water must be used for C. difficile and norovirus.

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CMS Safety & Infection Control 4