HHS Action Plan To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections

Department of Health and Human Services

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Food and Drug Administration
National Institutes of Health
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Office of Public Health and Science

Table of Contents

Message from the Deputy Secretary (PDF - 25.61 KB)
Executive Summary (PDF - 65.3KB)
Introduction (PDF - 59.0KB)
Prevention: Targets and Metrics (PDF - 75.2KB)
Prevention: Prioritized Recommendations (PDF - 56.2KB)
Research (PDF - 125KB)
Information Systems and Technology (PDF - 71.6KB)
Incentives and Oversight (PDF - 146KB)
Outreach and Messaging (PDF - 108KB)
Coordination, Evaluation, and Conclusion (PDF - 28.4KB)
Appendices (PDF - 108KB)

Key Abbreviations

AHRQ	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
ASPA	Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
ASPE	Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
CAUTI	catheter-associated urinary tract infection
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDI	Clostridium difficile infection
CLABSI	central line-associated bloodstream infection
CMS	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CoP	Condition of Participation
EHR	electronic health record
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FHISE	Federal Health Information Sharing Environment
GAO	Government Accountability Office
HAC	Hospital-Acquired Condition
HAI	healthcare-associated infection
HHS	Department of Health and Human Services
HICPAC	Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
ICD-9	International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision
IDSA	Infectious Diseases Society of America
MDRO	multidrug-resistant organism
MRSA	methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NHIN	Nationwide Health Information Network
NHSN	National Healthcare Safety Network
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NNIS	National Nosocomial Infections Study
NQF	National Quality Forum
ONC	Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
OPHS	Office of Public Health and Science
POA	present on admission
QIO	Quality Improvement Organization
SCIP	Surgical Care Improvement Project
SHEA	Society for Healthcare Epidemiologists of America
SSI	surgical site infection
VAP	ventilator-associated pneumonia
VBP	Value-Based Purchasing