| Oklahoma Hospitals Working to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections | |
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Five Oklahoma hospitals are involved in a special project with the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) to reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) and Clostridium Difficile (CDI).
OFMQ infection control specialists and quality improvement staff provide consultation that includes clinical process and environmental assessment, intervention strategies, clinical education and technical assistance with data collection and reporting through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) in these facilities. To read more, click here. |
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Information Systems for Infection Control | |
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Article to focus on the pros and cons of electronic surveillance systems for IPs. In progress |
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The Business Case for Reducing Healthcare Associated Infections | |
Healthcare providers agree we have an obligation to do no harm. Reducing the likelihood a patient might get an infection as a result of health care certainly fits with this imperative. But, what about the bottom line? Infection prevention - gowns, gloves, soap and infection control teams - cost money, time and human resources. Is there a business case for reducing HAI? Healthcare leaders explored this issue at a recent American Health Care Executives (AHCE) meeting, presented in collaboration with the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ). To read more, click here. |
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CDC: 18% Drop in Central Line Infections | |
In the first report of its kind, CDC officials said yesterday that central line-associated bloodstream infections dropped by 18% overall in 17 states that have mandatory reporting laws in the first six months of 2009 compared with the previous three years.
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| This material was prepared by Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Oklahoma, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. HAI-1047-OK-0610 | |
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