don wright, md, mph deputy assistant secretary for healthcare quality office of healthcare quality...
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Don Wright, MD, MPHDeputy Assistant Secretary for Healthcare Quality
Office of Healthcare QualityOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/Office of Healthcare Quality
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health www.hhs.ov/ash/ohq/Office of Healthcare Quality
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health www.hhs.ov/ash/ohq/Office of Healthcare Quality
Objectives:o Keep patients from getting injured or
sicker. By the end of 2013, preventable hospital-acquired conditions would decrease by 40% compared to 2010. Achieving this goal would mean approximately 1.8 million fewer injuries to patients with more than 60,000 lives saved over three years.
o Help patients heal without complication. By the end of 2013, preventable By the end of 2013, preventable complications during a transition from one care setting to complications during a transition from one care setting to another would be decreased so that all hospital readmissions another would be decreased so that all hospital readmissions would be would be reduced by 20%reduced by 20% compared to 2010. Achieving this compared to 2010. Achieving this goal would mean more than goal would mean more than 1.6 million patients would 1.6 million patients would recoverrecover from illness without suffering a preventable from illness without suffering a preventable complication requiring re-hospitalization within 30 days of complication requiring re-hospitalization within 30 days of discharge. discharge.
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/Office of Healthcare Quality
Areas of focus: Healthcare-Associated Conditions1. Adverse Drug Events (ADE) 2. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) 3. Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections
(CLABSI) 4. Injuries from Falls and Immobility 5. Obstetrical Adverse Events 6. Pressure Ulcers 7. Surgical Site Infections (SSI)8. Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) 9. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) 10. All Other Hospital-Acquired Conditions
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/Office of Healthcare Quality
If you want to learn more about the Partnership for Patients, go to http://www.healthcare.gov/center/programs/partnership/index.html
If you want to sign the pledge, go to http://partnershippledge.healthcare.gov/
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/Office of Healthcare Quality
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/Office of Healthcare Quality
Released in June 2009 Maintained as a “living document” Serves as a “roadmap” for federal and
state government
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/Office of Healthcare Quality
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/Office of Healthcare Quality
Cross-Cutting Gaps in Knowledgeo Understanding the key HAI pathogenso Role of biofilmso Limitations in current surveillance
strategieso Emergence of antimicrobial resistanceo Role of vaccines in HAI preventiono Multicenter trials and demonstration
projects neededo Interaction of varied recommended
prevention strategiesU.S. Dept of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/Office of Healthcare Quality
Office of Healthcare QualityOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Health
200 Independence Ave, SWWashington, DC 20201
Telephone (202) [email protected]
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