Officials with the State of New York said this week they'd decided to mount a new initiative to fight hospital-acquired infections. The move fits in with a growing movement by states to fight HAIs, which can prove both costly and harmful to the patient.
The Hospital-Acquired Infection Prevention Project is being managed by the New York State Department of Health, which already requires all acute-care hospitals in the state to turn over data including the incidence of certain HAIs. The DOH is asking non-profit healthcare organizations interested in helping with the fight to apply for their piece of a $1 million fund.
To learn more about New York's plans:
- read this piece [1] from The Business Review of Albany
Related Articles:
VHA program fights hospital-acquired infections. Report [2]
Penn. to report hospital-specific HAI rates. Article [3]
Study: Disinfectant cuts down on MRSA infections. Article [4]
Mass. hospital-acquired infections cost millions. Report [5]
Report assesses economic impact of HAIs. Report [6]
Links:
[1] http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2007/08/20/daily22.html?b=1187582400^1509918
[2] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/vha-program-fights-hospital-acquired-infections/2006-11-17
[3] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/pa-first-to-report-hospital-specific-infection-rates/2006-11-16
[4] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/study-disinfectant-cuts-down-on-msra/2006-10-18
[5] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/ma-hospital-acquired-infections-cost-millions/2007-08-09
[6] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/report-assesses-economic-impact-of-hospital-acquired-infections/2005-11-17