Colorado Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

• Patients in Colorado hospitals had 41 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted.  (SIR=0.59, What is this?)
• The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
  • CLABSIs: 54.3%
  • CAUTIs: 39.4%
  • The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 61
  • This state has done some type of validation effort for CLABSI and SSI. For SSI, this includes audit of medical records.
• Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
• State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
• One of 10 state health departments in the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) network*
• State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a Hand Hygiene Collaborative
• Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
• 2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $334,269.66
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2012 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) Funding Program Component (PC) funding amount: $150,000.00
  • Activity: Reporting and Ensuring the Quality of Healthcare-associated Infection Data (HAI Surveillance)
• 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $363,302
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act (EIP) funding amount: $414,402
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act (ELC) funding amount: $977,516
  • Activity B and C: Monitoring and Prevention Projects (see EIP ELC Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components