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Legislative Authority National Health Care Safety Network (NHSN) Health Facilities Acquired Infections Reports Advisory Committee Colorado HAI Prevention Collaborative
Hospital Report Card Initiative
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Patient Safety ProgramHealth facility-acquired infections or healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the top ten leading causes of death in the United States. Colorado recognizes the seriousness of this public health problem and passed the Hospital Acquired Infections Disclosure Act in 2006. House Bill 1045 requires hospitals, hospital units, ambulatory surgery centers and dialysis centers to report healthcare-associated infections using the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). This act created the Patient Safety Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to implement this legislation by ensuring that health facilities disclose their HAIs and by producing public standard reports of HAIs in Colorado healthcare facilities. In June of 2009, the Patient Safety Program applied for American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding through the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS). In August of 2009, the department was notified they
had received the funding. This funding will allow the program to:
(1) add program staff to assist in education efforts and add
dialysis centers as reporting facilities to NHSN, (2) conduct
validation to improve the quality of data reported and, (3) use the
data validation results to modify surveillance definitions and
develop education programs for infection prevention staff. For more information about program implementation see Health Facility Acquired Infections Background Information. Facility Resources
Contact informationColorado Department of Public Health and
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