Chapter 125. Health Care– Associated Infections (Part 2) Organization, Responsibilities, and Increasing Scrutiny of InfectionControl Programs The standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations require all accredited hospitals to have an active program for surveillance, prevention, and control of nosocomial infections. Education of physicians in infection control and health care epidemiology is required in infectious disease fellowship programs and is available by online courses. Diagnosis-related reimbursement has led hospital administrators to place increased emphasis on infection control. Federal concerns over "patient safety" have led to legislation that would limit reimbursement for hospital costs resulting from at least two (yet-to-be-determined) nosocomial.
