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The Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research provides oversight and support for the mandatory reporting of healthcare-associated infections in Oregon hospitals. |
The Oregon Public Health Division heads efforts to ensure that the mandatory reporting of HAIs to Oregon Health Policy and Research is complete and accurate through validation activities where state employees independently audit hospital medical records. |
The Oregon Patient Safety Commission convenes healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Prevention Collaboratives, which champion evidence-based prevention strategies aimed at reducing HAIs in Oregon. |
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Healthcare-associated infections are infections that a patient acquires in a medical setting, such as a hospital, an ambulatory surgery center, an outpatient dialysis center, or a skilled nursing facility.
This broad category of infections includes surgical site infections (SSIs), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), bloodstream infections (BSIs), pneumonias, and skin and soft tissue infections, among others. HAIs are caused by a wide variety of different bacteria, fungi, and viruses, many of which can cause significant morbidity and mortality, particularly with immunocompromised and elderly patients being the most vulnerable. Although infection prevention knowledge and practice is constantly improving, this continues to be an important public health concern. Learn more...
The State of Oregon is addressing this concern through a HAI program administered and managed by the Oregon Health Authority's Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Program.
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