Table 2.
Type of Ambulatory Facility and Examples of Services and Instruments Associated with Infection Control Breaches Reported to Health Departments During 2017
| Main Group Type | Type of Ambulatory Organization | Number of Coded Breaches | Services Provided at Facility | Devices or Instruments Associated with the Breach(es) When Specified in Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC | 13 | Urological procedures | cystoscopes |
| 2 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC | 12 | Lithotripsy; Endoscopy; Surgery and procedures: ENT, GI, General, GYN, OPHTH, OMFS, ORTHO, PAIN, Plastic, POD, URO | eye instruments, endoscope |
| 3 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC | 5 | Endoscopy; Surgery and procedures: GI, General, GYN, ORTHO, PAIN, Plastic, POD, URO | endoscopes, arthroscopes |
| 4 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 7 | Endoscopy | endoscopes |
| 5 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 3 | Surgery and procedures: GYN, OPHTH, ORTHO, Plastic, POD, Short stay observation | bronchoscope, laryngeal mask airway, vaginal ultrasound transducers |
| 6 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 21 | Urological procedures | cystoscopes |
| 7 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 10 | Endoscopy; Surgery and procedures: ENT, GI, General, GYN, OPHTH, ORTHO, PAIN, Plastic, URO, Short stay observation | dental instruments |
| 8 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 9 | Surgery and procedures: ORTHO, PAIN, POD | surgical implants |
| 9 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 6 | Pediatric dental | intraoral instruments |
| 10 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 8 | Endoscopy | endoscopes |
| 11 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 6 | PAIN | radio frequency ablation probes |
| 12 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 5 | Cardiac CATH; Endoscopy; Surgery and procedures: ENT, GI, General, GYN, ORTHO, PAIN, Plastic, Short stay observation, URO | vaginal ultrasound transducers |
| 13 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 2 | Surgery and procedures: ENT, General, ORTHO, PAIN, POD, Short stay observation | hardware implants |
| 14 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 24 | Endoscopy; Surgery and procedures: ENT, GI, General, GYN, OPHTH, Plastic, POD | eye instruments, laryngeal mask airways, endoscope |
| 15 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 15 | Surgery and procedures: Hand and spine, ORTHO, PAIN | UTD |
| 16 | Ambulatory surgery center | ASC deemed | 11 | Surgery and procedures: ENT, General, ORTHO, PAIN, POD | bronchoscope, other orthopedic instruments |
| 17 | Ambulatory surgery center | Oral maxillo-facial surgery |
8 | Surgery and procedures: Anesthesia, Dentistry, OMFS | dental handle |
| 18 | Ambulatory surgery center | Surgery center | 8 | Surgery and procedures: Short stay observation, URO | cystoscope |
| 19 | Multispecialty medical/dental | FQHC | 8 | Dentistry; Family and general practice; GYN; OB; Optometry; Pediatric; Pharmacy | vaginal ultrasound transducers, dental instruments |
| 20 | Multispecialty medical/dental | FQHC | 8 | Dentistry; Family and general practice; Pharmacy | UTD |
| 21 | Multispecialty medical/dental | FQHC | 10 | Dentistry; Family practice, Pediatric; Pharmacy | vaginal ultrasound transducers, dental instruments |
| 22 | Multispecialty medical/dental | FQHC | 13 | Family and general practice; GYN; Internal medicine; OB; Pediatric; Pharmacy | UTD |
| 23 | Multispecialty medical/dental | FQHC | 2 | Dentistry; Family practice; GYN; Internal medicine; OB; Pediatric; Pharmacy; POD | hemoglobin point of care test, vaginal ultrasound transducer |
| 24 | Multispecialty medical/dental | Medical center/clinic | 1 | Dentistry; Family and general practice; GYN; OB; Pediatric medicine; POD | vaginal ultrasound transducer |
| 25 | Multispecialty medical/dental | Medical center/clinic | 6 | General practice; GYN; Internal medicine; OB | glucometer, endoscope |
| 26 | Multispecialty medical/dental | Multispecialty group | 1 | Internal medicine; Neurology; ORTHO; Other—general surgery | ultrasound transducer used for needle biopsies of thyroid |
| 27 | Office-based surgery center | OBS—p lastic surgery | 15 | Plastic surgery | UTD |
| 28 | Office-based surgery center | OBS—oral & maxillofacial & plastic surgery | 13 | Surgery and procedures: OMFS, Plastic | cosmetic and oral and maxillofacial surgery (arts) and body cosmetic surgery, dental hand piece |
| 29 | Office-based surgery center | OBS—oral & maxillofacial surgery, endoscopy & pain management |
3 | Endoscopy; Surgery and procedures: OMFS, PAIN, Short stay observation | dental/oral surgery |
| 30 | Office-based surgery center | OBS—urology | 10 | Urological procedures | cystoscopes |
| 31 | Office-based surgery center | OBS—plastic surgery | 8 | Plastic surgery | surgical instruments |
| 32 | Office-based surgery center | OBS—plastic surgery | 4 | Plastic surgery | UTD |
| 33 | Office-based surgery center | Orthopedic | 14 | Surgery and procedures: General, ORTHO, PAIN, Plastic, POD, Spine | UTD |
| 34 | Other single specialty/ diagnostic/ therapeutic | Freestanding ER | 23 | Diagnostic imaging: CT, CTA, ultrasound, x-ray; Emergency care 24/7 | gynecological ring forceps, vaginal ultrasound transducer, glucometer |
| 35 | Other single specialty/ diagnostic/ therapeutic | Medical center/clinic | 9 | Internal medicine; diagnostic imaging: x-ray, sleep diagnostic | UTD |
| 36 | Other single specialty/ diagnostic/ therapeutic | Medical imaging | 8 | Diagnostic imaging: CT, MRI, mammography, ultrasound, x-ray | vaginal ultrasound transducer |
| 37 | Other single specialty/ diagnostic/ therapeutic | Medical imaging | 8 | Diagnostic imaging: CT, MRI, ultrasound, x-ray | vaginal ultrasound transducer |
| 38 | Other single specialty/ diagnostic/ therapeutic | Oncology related | 13 | Radiation oncology | brachytherapy vaginal CT/MR applicator |
| 39 | Other single specialty/ diagnostic/ therapeutic | Oncology related | 6 | Radiation oncology | broncho-laryngoscope |
ASC, ambulatory surgery center; CATH, catheterization; CT, computed tomography; CTA, computed tomography angiography; ENT, ears, nose, throat; ER, emergency room; FQHC, Federally Qualified Health Center; GI, gastroenterology; GYN, gynecology; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; OB, obstetrics; OBS, office-based surgery; OMFS, oral maxillofacial surgery; OPHTH, ophthalmology; ORTHO, orthopedics; PAIN, pain management (invasive); POD, podiatry; URO, urology; UTD, unable to determine.