Oregon Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

• Patients in Oregon hospitals had by 62 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted.  (SIR=0.38, What is this?)
• The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
  • CLABSIs: 68.8%
  • CAUTIs: 34.4%
  • The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 53
  • This state has done some type of validation effort for CLABSI.
• Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
• State hospital association 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 CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a MDRO Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a CRE Prevention Collaborative
• State is involved with antimicrobial stewardship activities
• 2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $430,766.66
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2012 Other Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) Funding Program Component (PC) funding amount: $302,987.65  
  • Activity: Antimicrobial Use Surveillance (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $426,524
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act (EIP) funded amount: $341,258
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act (ELC) funding amount: $724,228
  • Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see EIP ELC Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components