Infections

Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
Ohio hospitals are participating in Ohio on the CUSP: Stop BSI, a national initiative to reduce central line-associated blood stream infections through the Ohio Patient Safety Institute.

C. diff
A statewide pilot program is underway to improve the surveillance and control of C. diff infections in Ohio acute care facilities. OHA is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),The Ohio State University Medical Center’s Division of Infectious Diseases and its CDC-funded Prevention Epicenter.

MRSA
Reducing MRSA infections by June 2010 is a primary goal for Solutions for Patient Safety, a unique collaboration among health care providers and the business community created as an outgrowth of OHA's hospital quality collaboratives program.

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Strickland Supports Hospital Jobs, Services

September 2, 2010:

Gov. Strickland is preserving hospital jobs and services by returning the franchise fee to the hospital community.

• OHA news release
• Send Gov. Strickland a thank you e-mail/letter
• View video thank you from hospital community to Strickland
  

Other Announcements

C. diff C. diff Reporting

MRSA Reporting Ohio on the CUSP: Stop BSI

Ohio on the CUSP: Stop BSI Hospitals Quality Improvement Collaborative Projects

Ohio Hospitals: Achieving Excellence in Patient Safety and Quality Brochure 2009 OPSI Patient Safety Bulletin Winter 2009

Preventable Adverse Events Fact Sheet Quality Reporting Fact Sheet

The Joint Commission Hospital Accreditation Update Brochure The Joint Commission Hospital Accreditation Update Registration Form

Ohio Patient Safety Institute

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Solutions for Patient Safety

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