Objectives:
- Know the “standard(s) of care” by which a provider’s infection prevention program and conduct in a specific patient’s care will be judged.
- Define the importance of preserving critical evidence (i.e., the “litigation hold”) to avoid a “spoliation” claim and to assure presentation of the best defense.
- Describe ways in which the provider’s infection control officer, epidemiologist, laboratory and clinical personnel, information technology and other personnel can assist in building the defense case.