Hospital Acquired Infections In the News

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) - Serious Business: How do you build your business case?

Antibiotic Resistance and Stewardship

Articles
A Mother's Fight Forces Hospitals to Confront Infections

NHSN state specific HAI report

New Survey Shows One-Third of Health Care Professionals Don't Follow Evidence-Based Guidelines For Skin Antisepsis

Hand Hygiene Factors and Solutions

Infection Prevention Gets Automated

Electronic Surveillance Systems: Data Mining Can Yield Rich Results for Infection Prevention

The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in US Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention

CDC Report on Making Health Care Safer: Reducing Bloodstream Infections

CDC Press Release: Infections in ICUs plummeting, too many remain in hospitals and dialysis clinics

National Healthcare-Associated Infections Standardized Infection Ratio Report

Guide to infection prevention in outpatient settings: minimum expectations for safe care

Guide to the elimination of orthopedic surgical site infections

Preparation and dedication prevent central line infection

Protocol reduces use of urinary catheters, infections

VAP: It's the little things that count

Hand Hygiene Measurement and Education

Central Line Infections: Targeting Zero on an Oncology Unit

Hospital Acquired Infections: The Unknown Killer

Hospital-related infections drop under California initiative

Rapid and reproducible surveillance for ventilator-associated pneumonia

Improving surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated pneumonia in an era of public reporting and performance measurement

Online Resources
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

CLABSI Opportunity Estimator Report

CLABSI Opportunity Estimator

2012 National Patient Safety Goals-VAP  

2012 National Patient Safety Goals-CAUTI

The California Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

CMS Release of Hospital-Acquired Conditions - Talking Points

CMS HAC Data

CDPH Technical Report: Healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in California hospitals, January 2009 through March 2010

CDC-Prevention & Control of MRSA and Other Bacterial Skin Infections

Healthcare Purchasing News

Tools
Partnering to Heal: Teaming up Against Healthcare Associated Infections

Sharp Memorial Hospital - VAP checklist 

IHI: Mentor Hospital Registry

IHI: Mentor Hospital Goes 5 Years Without a VAP

HAI Economic Model  

Infection Prevention in Real Time: Automating your healthcare associated infection surveillance system