Clean Glucometers between Residents - or Risk a Citation

Word on the street is more and more facilities are getting hit with Immediate Jeopardy citations for not cleaning their glucometers in between uses.

Remember, the updated CMS guidance for Tag F-441 requires that caregivers both change lancets and clean glucometers in between residents. The tag was recently revised - the most recent revision came in December of 2009 - so there might still be some lingering confusion about what's expected.

To see the revised Tag F-441, click here. To view additional guidance and rationales from the CDC, click here and here.