National and State Healthcare-associated Infections Standardized Infection Ratio Report

National and State Healthcare-associated Infections Standardized Infection Ratio Report, using standardized data from January – December 2010

  • “The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is a public health surveillance system that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) maintains and supports as a mainstay of its Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention program. NHSN is used by healthcare facilities in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Participation in NHSN is a state-mandated requirement for healthcare facilities in an increasing number of states. As of December 2011, 22 states and Washington, D.C., require, or have plans to require, use of NHSN for HAI reporting mandates. Central Line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) are the HAIs most frequently mandated by states that use NHSN as their operational system for mandatory reporting.”
  • National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination, Department of Health and Human Services, April 2012 revised draft
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