Healthcare-associated Infections

Oklahoma Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Oklahoma

Patients in Oklahoma hospitals had 49 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=0.51, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 37.5%
- CAUTIs: 23.6%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 23
- This state has done some type of validation effort for CLABSI. This includes audit of medical records.
Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
State health department and hospital association are involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $81,617.00
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $71,472
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $1,238,301
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

Oklahoma:

State Contact:

Vonnie Meritt, RN, MPH, BSN
Director of Quality Initiatives
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: (405) 271-6576
Fax: (405) 271-1308
VonnieM@health.ok.gov
Oklahoma Department of Health

The information included in this map describes state HAI prevention efforts with financial and/or technical support provided by CDC. Please refer to state health department Web sites for information about additional HAI prevention efforts underway in each state.