Links to additional organizations, certification, regulatory agencies, quality organizations, and libraries for ambulatory care, home care, long-term care, and hospitals can be obtained from the organizations and agencies listed in this section. Scroll down the page to see all offerings. Please contact Dawn Lewis (dawnl@hari.org) if any of the following links are broken.
Accreditation Agencies
Agencies and Professional Associations
- AAR (American Association for Respiratory Care)
- ADA (American Dental Association)
- AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation)
- American Thoracic Society (ATS)
- APHA (American Public Health Association)
- ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists)
- ASHE (American Society for Healthcare Engineering)
- ASM (American Society for Microbiology)
- CAP (College of American Pathologists)
- CDC-Centers for Disease Control
- CLSI (Clinical and Laboratory Standarts Institute)
- IAC (Immunization Action Coalition)
- IDSA-Infectious Disease Society of America
- SHEA-Society for Health Care Epidemiology of America
- WHO (World Health Organization)
Ambulatory Health Care
- Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
- Basic Infection Control and Prevention Plan for Outpatient Oncology Settings
- Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care
- Infection Control Assessment of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
- CDC Basic Infection Control and Prevention Plan for Outpatient Oncology Centers
- CDC HAI Outpatient Settings
- Standards of Ambulatory Care (.pdf)
- APIC Infection Prevention and You (materials for long term care)
Disinfection and Sterilization
Emergency Management
Guidelines
- APIC Elimination Guides
- APIC 2013 Guide to Preventing C. difficile
- CDC HICPAC Guidelines
- CDC Prevention Guidelines
- ICHE US Public Health Service Guidelines for Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV & Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis (Sept. 2013)
- SHEA Guidelines
- SHEA Updated Guidelines to Prevent CAUTI 2014
- SHEA Updated Guidelines to Prevent C. difficile 2014
- SHEA Updated Guidelines to Prevent HAI 2014
- SHEA Updated Guidelines to Prevent SSI 2014
Hand Hygiene
Home Care
Laboratory – APIC Resources 2012
Long Term Care
- McGeer’s Criteria 2012
- AALTCN (American Association for Long Term Care and Nursing)
- Definitions of Infection Surveillance in Long Term Care Facilities
- CDC Guidelines and Recommendations for Long Term Care Settings
- Infection Prevention and Control in the Long Term Care Facility (SHEA/APIC Position Paper)
- APIC Infection Prevention and You (materials for long term care)
- CDC Website: Nursing Homes and Long Term Care
- Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes
Regulatory Agencies
- CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
- Federal Register
- FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
- JCAHO-Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety)
- OSHA-Occupational Safety and Health Administration
