HAI Prevention

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)           

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HAI information for health professionals:

• APICs Tri-fold handout  Infection Prevention and You (PDF, 635 KB)   
• Hand Hygiene Project Report (PDF, 65 KB)   
• National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Tutorials
• Surveillance for CRE using NHSN (PDF, 39 KB)  
• US Health & Human Services - simulation training video Partnering to Heal   
• What is the National Healthcare Safety Network? (NHSN) (PDF, 72 KB)
  • NHSN Business Case (PDF, 74 KB)
  • Business Case Presentation  (PDF, 288 KB)  
• WI HAI Quarterly Reports
  • 2010 Q-1 Report (PDF, 72 KB)
  • 2010 Q-2 Report (PDF, 89 KB)
  • 2010 Q-3 Report (PDF, 74 KB)
• WI HAI Prevention Plan
• WI HAI Prevention Project Hospitals - Map (PDF, 38 KB)

HAI Infection surveillance worksheets:

• Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) (PDF, 100 KB) 
• Surgical site infections (SSI) (PDF, 72 KB)
• Urinary tract infections  (UTI) (PDF, 75 KB)
• Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) (PDF, 72 KB)

NHSN SSI & CAUTI Reporting requirements (PDF, 377 KB)

NHSN Procedure Record Import:

• Import format (Excel, 43 KB) 
• Import procedure data (PDF, 400 KB)

Additional information:

• Other resources for HAI prevention
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) 
  • Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology APIC  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
• US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) 
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 
• The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) 
• Vitalsigns CDC Making Healthcare Safer 

• WI HAI prevention partner sites
  • MetaStar  
  • WI Hospital Association - Quality Center  
  • WI Hospital Association - Quality & Patient Safety  

Gwen Borlaug  Infection Control Epidemiologist
WI Division of Public Health 
Bureau of Communicable Diseases and Emergency Response
(Phone 608-267-7711)  (Fax 608-261-4976)

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Last Revised: May 14, 2012