HHS to roll out national infection control action plan
Patient Safety Monitor Alert
September 24, 2008
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is set to launch a national infection control action plan, reports Fierce Healthcare. This comes after the Government Accountability Office published a report criticizing HHS for not having any centralized infection control initiatives. The plan includes four common hospital infections:
- Catheter-associated urinary-tract infections
- Surgical site infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff)
The plan specifies that five groups will be created to address these infections. These groups will be centered around prevention, research, information systems, and outreach.
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