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Collaborative to Reduce
Healthcare Associated Infections
Alignment with National Initiatives
Joint Commission
National Patient Safety Goals
• 2008 NPSG Goal 7
Reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections
A. Comply with WHO/CDC hand hygiene guidelines
B. Manage as sentinel events all identified cases of
unanticipated death or permanent loss of function
associated with a healthcare-associated infection
Joint Commission
2009 National Patient Safety Goals
• 3 new requirements related to
preventing healthcare-associated
infections:
– Multiple drug resistant organisms
– Central line associated bloodstream infections
– Surgical site infections
• Align with Safety Center initiatives
Joint Commission
2009 National Patient Safety Goals
• Prescriptive elements of performance based on
CDC recommendations
• One-year phase-in period with defined
expectations for planning, development, testing
at 3,6,9 months with full compliance by January
2010
• Each requires pilot testing in at least one unit by
October 2009
• Each requires specific patient /family education
Joint Commission
2009 National Patient Safety Goals
• Goal 7 07.03.01 NEW
• Implement evidence based practices to prevent health
care-associated infections due to multi-drug resistant
organisms
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MDRO risk assessments and surveillance
Staff and practitioner education
Educate patients and families who are infected or colonized
Measure/monitor MDRO prevention processes and outcomes
including MDRO infection rates and compliance with evidence
based guidelines
– Evaluation of the education programs for staff
– Share surveillance data with leaders, staff, LIPs
– Lab-based alert system that identifies new MDRO patients and
alert system for readmissions and transfers
Joint Commission
2009 National Patient Safety Goals
• Goal 7 07.04.01 Implement evidence-based guidelines
to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections.
– Policies and procedures aligned with evidence-based standards
– Periodic risk assessments,measure CLBSI rates, monitor
compliance with evidence-based guidelines
– Share infection rates and compliance data with key stakeholders
including leaders, staff, LIPs
– Standard insertion protocol and checklist (Document)
– Use bundles – standardized cart, hand hygiene, full barrier
precaution, avoid femoral site, chlorhexidine prep
– Use standardized protocol to disinfect catheter hubs and
injection ports before accessing. (Document)
– Evaluate need for catheter routinely and remove nonessential
Joint Commission
2009 National Patient Safety Goals
• Goal 7 07.05.01 Implement best practices for preventing
surgical site infections
– Implement policies and practices that meet regulatory
requirements and align with evidence based standards
(Document)
– Conduct periodic risk assessments, select and monitor
measures, monitor compliance with evidence based guidelines
– SSI rates measured for the first 30 days post op and for first year
if implantable device
– Share SSI rate data and prevention outcome measures with
leaders, staff and LIPs
– Antibiotic prophylaxis according to evidence based standards
– When hair removal necessary, hospital uses clippers or
depilatories (no shaving)
Joint Commission
2009 National Patient Safety Goals
• Goal 13 Encourage patients active involvement in their
own care as a patient safety strategy
– EP 13.01.01
– Patient and family are educated on available reporting methods
for concerns related to care, treatment, services and patient
safety issues
– Provide patient with information on infection control measures for
hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, and contact precautions
according to patient condition on admission or as soon as
possible (Document)
– Surgical patients educated on hospital measures to prevent
adverse events in surgery such as patient identification,
prevention of SSI, marking the site (Document)
– Hospital encourages patients/families to report concerns about
safety
Joint Commission
2009 National Patient Safety Goals
• Updates, changes and new requirements
to other existing safety goals for
– Medication Reconciliation
– Transfusion errors
– Universal Protocol for surgery and invasive
procedures
CMS Hospital Public Reporting
• 2008 27 measures reported including
SCIP process measures
• 2009 13 new measures
– Most are calculated by CMS using Medicare
administrative claims data versus clinical
chart abstraction
– AHRQ quality and patient safety indicators
software
Medicare Hospital-Acquired
Conditions
• The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 required CMS to identify at least
two preventable complications of care that could cause patients to
be assigned to a higher paying DRG.
• 8 conditions adopted in CMS IPPS 2008 final rule:
– Object left in during surgery
– Air embolism
– Blood incompatibility
– Catheter associated urinary tract infections
– Pressure ulcers
– Vascular catheter associated infections
– Mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass graft
– Hospital-acquired injuries (including fractures, dislocations,
intracranial injury, crushing injury, and burns)
Medicare Hospital-Acquired
Conditions
• 2009 CMS selected 2 additional hospital acquired
conditions. Unless present on admission, if present
these conditions will not result in a higher DRG
complications payment rate.
– Poor Glycemic control in certain conditions
– Deep-vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism following
certain orthopedic surgery cases
– Expanded SSI to include certain orthopedic and bariatric
surgeries
Tennessee Statutes
• Public Chapter 904
– Hospital reporting to CDC NHSN on central line
bloodstream infection rates in ICU’s
– First public report released after 12 months of data
(Jan 2008-Jan 2009)
• Public Chapter 999 Passed May 2008
– Requires local MRSA risk assessments by all
licensed healthcare facilities (hospitals, nursing
homes, ambulatory surgery)
– Facilities to implement prevention and reduction
strategies based on local risk.
– Strategies align with CDC guidelines. MAY include
active surveillance testing
Alignment with National Initiatives
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IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign
QIO 9th Scope of Work
CDC and professional society guidelines
National Quality Forum Hospital Safe
Practices
Alignment with National Initiatives
• Keep Patients as our North Star
• But use the synergy of alignment with
other requirements and national initiatives
to build greater focus for your teams,
elevate your team’s efforts on the priority
list within the system and get the
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