Action | Expanded Requirements for Reporting Healthcare-Associated Infections |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 4/1/2011 |
Reporting of Hospital Associated Infections should be consistent with National Reporting Requirements and be of value to VA citizens. As hospitals are being tasked to report nationally to the NHSN, I suggest the VDH follow the lead of the national trends. In 2011 we began reporting CLABSI in ICU's and NICU's and it is forecasted hospitals will be reporting surgical site infections by procedure in 2012 (undetermined type of procedures). SCIP measures are being reported nationally at this time.