{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PDI Healthcare","provider_url":"https:\/\/pdihc.com","author_name":"Jillian","author_url":"https:\/\/pdihc.com\/author\/jillian\/","title":"Standard, Enhanced, or Transmission-Based: Choosing the Right Precaution Level | PDI Healthcare","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"S8LMjLqDaF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pdihc.com\/blog\/long-term-care-living-in-a-state-of-precautions-exploring-the-differences-between-standard-enhanced-and-transmission-based\/\">Long Term Care Living in a State of Precautions: Exploring the Differences between Standard, Enhanced and Transmission-Based<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/pdihc.com\/blog\/long-term-care-living-in-a-state-of-precautions-exploring-the-differences-between-standard-enhanced-and-transmission-based\/embed\/#?secret=S8LMjLqDaF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Long Term Care Living in a State of Precautions: Exploring the Differences between Standard, Enhanced and Transmission-Based&#8221; &#8212; PDI Healthcare\" data-secret=\"S8LMjLqDaF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/pdihc.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/pdihc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Long-Term-Care-Living-in-a-State-of-Precautions_img.png","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"As part of a public health containment response, on July 26th 2019, the CDC updated their guidance for LTC settings and the use of PPE to include a new level of precautions called Enhanced Precautions.\u00a0The goal of Enhanced Precautions was to inhibit the ongoing problem of the silent spread and colonization of MDRO\u2019s in the LTC setting by using a level of precautions above standard, but below transmission.\u00a0 However, with the arrival of the new novel coronavirus in early 2020, more confusion has arisen now that even further specifics around COVID-19 is expected.Let\u2019s look at the different levels of precautions and try to clarify when each is supposed to be used and why."}