Tennessee Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

• Patients in Tennessee hospitals had 30 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted.  (SIR=0.70, What is this?)
• The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
  • CLABSIs: 62.3%
  • CAUTIs: 16.9%
  • The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 80
  • This state has done some type of validation effort for CLABSI and SSI.
• 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
• This state is training a CDC/CSTE fellow as a state or local HAI-focused epidemiologist
• One of 10 state health departments in the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) network*
• State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
• States has implemented a CRE Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities
• State has implemented a MDRO Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a MRSA 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: $408,754.66
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure, HAI Prevention Initiatives and Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $768,006
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure, HAI Prevention Initiatives and Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act (EIP) Funded Amount: $354,212
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act (ELC) funding amount: $1,746,164
  • Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components