title: [Infection control standards and accreditation--the way forward?].
abstract: Evidence-based guidelines on infection control have existed for the last decade. The infection control guidelines in, "The Danish Health Care Quality Assessment Programme" are based on these guidelines. Experience from Danish health care organisations which have been accredited by Joint Commission International and Health Quality Service is that leadership involvement in infection control improves priority and focus on infection control practice with the aim of preventing nosocomial infections. Therefore, national accreditation will by focus improve infection control in healthcare settings.
authors.affiliation: Hvidovre Hospital, Klinisk Mikrobiologisk Afdeling, Hvidovre. bettina.lundgren@hvh.regionh.dk
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lundgren
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strøbaek
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003718:Denmark; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D017053:Infection Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States