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1. Which vendor management services does your organization use? (Check all that apply)

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2. Vendor representatives consistently adhere to our facility’s perioperative access, credentialing, and compliance requirements.

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3. Vendor representatives entering procedural areas in scrubs worn into the facility rather than obtained on site poses an infection-prevention concern.

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4. Our organization consistently verifies the credentials of vendor representatives (including immunizations, background checks, and TB tests) before granting perioperative access.

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5. Hospital staff are consistently empowered and supported to enforce vendor compliance requirements when issues arise in perioperative areas.

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6. Vendor representatives only enter perioperative areas when they have a clearly defined appointment or a documented purpose.

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7. Our organization could produce documentation for all vendor visits during a regulatory survey.

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8. An automated vendor management system would strengthen the enforcement of vendor compliance requirements in perioperative areas.

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9. Our facility would be receptive to adopting an automated solution that standardizes vendor access, OR attire control, credential verification, and audit reporting.

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10. Monitoring and enforcing vendor compliance requirements places a significant burden on perioperative staff.

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11. Time spent monitoring or policing vendor compliance takes away from direct patient care or clinical priorities.

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12. Vendor representatives entering perioperative areas in OR attire that cannot be verified as clean pose an infection-prevention risk.

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13. Vendor representatives are easily identifiable in perioperative areas at all times.

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14. Vendor representatives are required to check in through a controlled process before entering restricted or sterile areas.

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15. Our organization routinely reviews vendor management practices to identify gaps and strengthen compliance policies and processes.

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16. Are there any additional opportunities or challenges related to vendor access, attire, or compliance in perioperative areas that you feel warrant further attention?

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17. If you would be open to being contacted for follow up or clarification related to your responses, please share your contact information below. (This is optional.)

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